NCT04699526

Evaluation of Universal Prevention Curriculum for Schools in Peru

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 27,012 (actual)
• Sponsor: HBSA · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 11 Years – 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate a universal prevention curriculum (UPC) training for Peruvian school administrators and teachers to reduce substance use among students. Twenty-eight schools were randomly assigned to intervention and control conditions (14 per condition). Substance use outcomes were assessed with repeated cross-sectional samples of students in 2018 and 2019. Multi-level analyses were conducted to assess intervention effects on students' substance use and related problems.

Detailed description

This randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate a universal prevention curriculum (UPC) training for Peruvian school administrators and teachers to reduce substance use among students. Twenty-eight schools were randomly assigned to intervention and control conditions (14 per condition). Prevention leadership action teams were formed at intervention schools to implement evidence-based school policies and positive school climate activities, and a classroom substance use prevention curriculum. Substance use outcomes were assessed with repeated cross-sectional samples of students in 2018 and 2019. Multi-level analyses were conducted to assess intervention effects on students' substance use and related problems.

Conditions

• Substance Use

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Universal Prevention Curriculum Training for Schools	School administrators and teachers participated in UPC training and formed prevention leadership action teams

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-01
• Primary completion: 2019-11-30
• Completion: 2019-11-30
• First posted: 2021-01-07
• Last updated: 2021-01-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States