Evaluation of an School-based Alcohol Prevention Program for Middle School Students
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology, Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology, Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 12 - 16 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | November 2012 |
| End Date: | June 2016 |
Evaluation of an Intranet-Based Alcohol Prevention Program in Middle School
The purpose of this research is to create and evaluate the efficacy of an exciting (fun to
use), and potentially disseminable computer-based prevention program, Click City®: Alcohol,
for use by 7th graders with a booster in 8th grade students. The ultimate goal of Click
City®: Alcohol is to prevent the onset of heavy drinking during high school and post-high
school. Secondary goals of the program include decreasing students' intentions and
willingness to engage in heavy drinking in high school. The proposed program is unique both
in its delivery system and the development process.
Aim 1: The investigators plan to develop and test approximately 24 components over the first
two years of the study.
Aim 2: The final Click City®: Alcohol program will consist of 12 effective components
delivered in six sessions over a three-week period in 7th grade. This is followed by two
booster sessions, consisting of a total of 5 components delivered over a one-week period in
8th grade. Educational newsletters to parents and teacher guides will accompany the program.
Aim 3: Following development, the investigators will conduct a group randomized trial to
evaluate the efficacy of this program as compared to schools' usual alcohol prevention
curriculum. The investigators plan to recruit, stratify and randomly assign 26 middle
schools to one of the two conditions, Click City®: Alcohol and Usual Curriculum (UC).
Students in the Click City®: Alcohol and yoked UC schools will be assessed prior to the
beginning of the 7th grade program, following the 7th grade program, following the 8th grade
booster, which would occur approximately one year after the 7th grade program, and a
follow-up assessment in the 9th grade to assess long-term outcomes, one year after the 8th
grade assessment.
use), and potentially disseminable computer-based prevention program, Click City®: Alcohol,
for use by 7th graders with a booster in 8th grade students. The ultimate goal of Click
City®: Alcohol is to prevent the onset of heavy drinking during high school and post-high
school. Secondary goals of the program include decreasing students' intentions and
willingness to engage in heavy drinking in high school. The proposed program is unique both
in its delivery system and the development process.
Aim 1: The investigators plan to develop and test approximately 24 components over the first
two years of the study.
Aim 2: The final Click City®: Alcohol program will consist of 12 effective components
delivered in six sessions over a three-week period in 7th grade. This is followed by two
booster sessions, consisting of a total of 5 components delivered over a one-week period in
8th grade. Educational newsletters to parents and teacher guides will accompany the program.
Aim 3: Following development, the investigators will conduct a group randomized trial to
evaluate the efficacy of this program as compared to schools' usual alcohol prevention
curriculum. The investigators plan to recruit, stratify and randomly assign 26 middle
schools to one of the two conditions, Click City®: Alcohol and Usual Curriculum (UC).
Students in the Click City®: Alcohol and yoked UC schools will be assessed prior to the
beginning of the 7th grade program, following the 7th grade program, following the 8th grade
booster, which would occur approximately one year after the 7th grade program, and a
follow-up assessment in the 9th grade to assess long-term outcomes, one year after the 8th
grade assessment.
The proposed program is unique both in its delivery system and the development process. The
program will be delivered in a computer game like format over a school-based intranet system
(i.e., networked computers linked to a school-based server), which enables users to interact
individually with the program and to share their experiences by receiving immediate feedback
on both their own responses and those of their classmates' collective responses. The
delivery of this computer-based programs assures fidelity of implementation. Each activity
(component) ultimately included in the program will be continually developed and tested to
assure that it is effective at changing the targeted theoretically based etiological
mechanism (risk factor). Development will include an experimental assessment to evaluate the
effectiveness of each component and only effective components will be included in the
program. The 7th grade version of Click City®: Alcohol program will consist of 12 effective
components delivered in six sessions over a three-week period. This will be followed by two
8th grade booster sessions, consisting of a total of 5 components delivered over a one-week
period. Educational newsletters to parents and teacher guides will be developed to accompany
the program. The investigators will conduct a randomized efficacy trial with 26 middle
schools. Half of the schools will use the newly developed program and the other half will
use the programs that they usually do to teach about Alcohol.
program will be delivered in a computer game like format over a school-based intranet system
(i.e., networked computers linked to a school-based server), which enables users to interact
individually with the program and to share their experiences by receiving immediate feedback
on both their own responses and those of their classmates' collective responses. The
delivery of this computer-based programs assures fidelity of implementation. Each activity
(component) ultimately included in the program will be continually developed and tested to
assure that it is effective at changing the targeted theoretically based etiological
mechanism (risk factor). Development will include an experimental assessment to evaluate the
effectiveness of each component and only effective components will be included in the
program. The 7th grade version of Click City®: Alcohol program will consist of 12 effective
components delivered in six sessions over a three-week period. This will be followed by two
8th grade booster sessions, consisting of a total of 5 components delivered over a one-week
period. Educational newsletters to parents and teacher guides will be developed to accompany
the program. The investigators will conduct a randomized efficacy trial with 26 middle
schools. Half of the schools will use the newly developed program and the other half will
use the programs that they usually do to teach about Alcohol.
Inclusion Criteria:
- parents give passive consent for their students to participate. Students must attend
a participating school.
Exclusion Criteria:
- non-English speakers, some special Ed students
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