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Randomized Controlled Trial of the School Prevention Program for drug Unplugged (#Tamojunto) among Brazilian adolescents

Evaluation of the implementation of school prevention program s to drug use for children and adolescents (Randomized controlled trial)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-4mnv5g
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-02-06
Start date
2014-08-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of alcohol, self-poisoning by and exposure, intentional, to narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]

Interventions

Experimental group: With 6469 participants, the intervention consists of the implementation of #Tamojunto program (guided by a manual) by the teacher responsible for the classroom. Teachers will be
Behavioural

Sponsors

Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP
Lead Sponsor
Ministério da Saúde
Collaborator
Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
13 Years to 16 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being a student enrolled in grade 8 (old 7th grade) of one of the public schools randomly selected from the list of INEP, in São Paulo, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Tubarão, São Bernardo do Campo, Brasilia and consent to respond to the pre and post-test questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Questionnaires without adequate codes; Students with cognitive impairment; Refusal in completing the questionnaire

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
expected Outcome: 1) To evaluate the use of the year (at least one use in the last 12 months) of the following drugs: alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants and cocaine - 2) Evaluation by the US-DAP questionnaire self-completion for drug use detection among adolescents - 3) detection of a range of at least 5% in pre and post measurements comparing the experimental and control groups

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
No secondary outcomes were found

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactJoselaine da Cruz

Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP

jjosi.cruz@gmail.com+55(11)94872 5475

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026