Project SFP Cymru: evaluating the impact of the Strengthening Families 10-14 UK Programme on substance misuse

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances; Substance misuse

• Registration Number: ISRCTN63550893
• Lead Sponsor: Cardiff University (UK)

Brief Summary

2014 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24438460 protocol 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35190414/ results (added 23/02/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-02-05
• Study Completion: 2014-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 7 March 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 715

Inclusion Criteria

1. Families with a child aged 10 - 14 years, either sex
2. At least one parent/carer and one child are willing to attend the programme together
3. The ability to speak English (help can be provided for parents or children with low literacy levels). Some programmes may also be delivered through the medium of Welsh.
4. Families can self refer to the programme or be referred by a practitioner

Any families deemed eligible to attend the Strengthening Families Programme will be included in the research trial, subject to their giving consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Families with very high needs or challenges (such as serious substance misuse problems or family breakdown)
2. Situations where either a parent or child does not want to attend the programme
3. Families who do not live together e.g. the child/children are in care
4. Parents or children who cannot speak English

Families deemed ineligible to attend the Strengthening Families Programme will not be included in the research trial.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of occasions that young people report ever having been really drunk. All outcomes will be measured at two-year follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> All outcomes will be measured at two-year follow-up:<br> 1. Reported use of cannabis (ever versus never)<br> 2. Weekly smoking (yes versus no, validated by saliva cotinine)<br> 3. General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) performance (number of GCSEs passed at Grade C or above)<br>