NCT05806840

Rapid Adaptation to Prevent Drug Use

Enhancing the Impact of Evidence-Based Prevention for Youth: The Rapid Adaptation to Prevent Drug Use (RAPD) Implementation Study

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 12 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Wayne State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 11 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Using a 2-group, mixed method cluster randomized trial design, this study will compare standard implementation versus RAPD implementation strategy in Michigan Middle Schools

Detailed description

Background: Drug use trends change rapidly among youth, leaving intervention experts struggling to respond to emerging drugs promptly. There is a critical need to advance implementation strategies to optimize system responsiveness to these emerging issues. COVID-19 has increased the urgency for implementation science to facilitate rapid, equitable responses using existing treatment and prevention efforts. Tier 1 evidence-based interventions (EBIs), such as the Michigan Model for Health™ (MMH) lend themselves to addressing emerging trends. The overall objectives of this study are to 1) improve the responsiveness of school-based EBIs in addressing urgent issues and 2) find ways to support educators and education systems in implementing updated EBIs, attending to unique considerations of low-resource settings. Methods: Using a 2-group, mixed method, randomized controlled trial design, this pilot study will compare standard implementation versus the RAPD implementation strategy to deliver MMH. The RAPD implementation strategy was designed based on an After Action Review (AAR) approach in collaboration with community partners to analyze gaps and best practices and identify and test suitable implementation strategies to improve responsiveness to the next urgent drug event.

Conditions

• Substance Use

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Rapid Adaptation to Prevent Drug Use (RAPD)	RAPD will include a novel bundle of implementation strategies to support rapid responses to urgent drug use events. The strategies deployed will be based on the first step of the After Action Review: critical analysis and reflection.
BEHAVIORAL	Standard Implementation	Standard implementation of the Michigan Model for Health (MMH) includes curriculum materials and as-needed technical assistance provided by a school health coordinator.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-06
• Primary completion: 2024-07-31
• Completion: 2025-07-31
• First posted: 2023-04-10
• Last updated: 2024-06-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States