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Take it or leave it! Prevention of early substance use in adolescence.

Conditions
Substance use among adolescents.
Registration Number
NL-OMON28186
Lead Sponsor
Radboud University Nijmegen, Trimbos-institute Utrecht (Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction), and University of Utrecht.
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
4300
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adolescents in the first grade of secondary education.

2. Schools in which no HSD parental meeting was held in the school year 2008/2009.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Adolescents who do not attend school.

2. Schools in which a HSD parental meeting was held in the school year 2008/2009.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Over a course of three years, the effectiveness of HSD is assessed. The interventions are targeted at the reduction of substance use among adolescents. <br />Since the program focuses on alcohol use, tobacco use, and cannabis use, we operationalized attainment targets for all three substances. <br><br /><br /><br>Alcohol: <br /><br>1. Reduce the percentage of binge drinking (> than five drinks per occasion). <br /><br>2. Reduce the average weekly number of drinks. <br /><br>3. Reduce the percentage of adolescents who ever drunk a glass of alcohol. <br><br /><br /><br>Tobacco:<br /><br>Reduce the percentage of adolescents who ever smoked a cigarette. <br><br /><br /><br>Cannabis:<br /><br>Reduce the percentage of adolescents who ever smoked (a puff of) a joint.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- Alcohol: <br /><br>Reduce the percentage of adolescents who drink on a weekly basis. <br><br /><br /><br>- Tobacco:<br /><br>Reduce the percentage of adolescents who intend to smoke tobacco in the future. <br><br /><br /><br>- Cannabis:<br /><br>Reduce the percentage of adolescents who intend to smoke cannabis in the future.
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