An interventional study of LST Middle School Online in Prescription Drug Abuse (Not Dependent), Substance Use and Substance Abuse, sponsored by National Health Promotion Associates, Inc.. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 11 Years to 14 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-02-25.
Sponsored by National Health Promotion Associates, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This project is designed to test a primary prevention approach to the problem of prescription drug misuse and abuse (PDA) among middle school students. The intervention uses both online e-learning and small group facilitator-led intervention modalities. Middle schools will be randomized to receive the intervention or serve as controls.
While there are a number of drug abuse prevention programs for middle school age youth, relatively few programs focus on preventing prescription drug abuse. Furthermore, due to growing constraints on classroom time, new evidence-based prevention programs are needed that flexibly incorporate the use of online digital technology and classroom/small-group components. The present study is developing and testing an adaptation of the evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention approach called Life Skills Training (LST). The proposed preventive intervention for middle school PDA will (1) utilize both online digital and face-to-face intervention modalities to address PDA and concurrent ATOD use; (2) positively change social norms and challenge positive expectancies regarding PDA and ATOD use; (3) discourage diversion of prescription medications; and (4) enhance protective factors by building social and self-regulation skills through interactive learning and behavioral rehearsal scenarios. Middle schools will be randomized into either an intervention group that will receive the new intervention or a treatment-as-usual control group that will receive existing health education programming. At the end of the intervention period, and at a 12-month follow-up assessments, we will compare both groups with respect to changes in behaviors, norms, attitudes, and knowledge regarding PDA and substance use.
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Students will participate in a series of e-learning modules plus classroom sessions related to drug abuse prevention, including prescription drug abuse
Behavioral: LST Middle School Online
Students will not participate in the e-learning modules. They will receive any standard classroom instruction on drug abuse/health education.
The adapted intervention will (1) utilize both online e-learning module (self-guided) and classroom-based sessions (facilitator led) to address PDA and concurrent ATOD abuse; (2) positively change social norms and challenge positive expectancies regarding PDA and ATOD abuse; (3) discourage diversion of prescription medications; (4) enhance protective factors by building social and self-regulation skills through interactive learning and behavioral rehearsal scenarios; and (5) incorporate booster sessions.
Change in any prescription drug use in the past year
The investigators will assess (via questionnaire) key study variables regarding prescription drug abuse and hypothesized risk and protective factors. These outcomes will be examined and compared in both the intervention group and the control group at a post-test assessment and 6- and 12-month follow-up assessments.
Time frame: Post-test (within 2 weeks of completing final session/module of the intervention), 6-month followup, 12-month followup
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