Evaluation of Universal Prevention Curriculum for Schools in Peru

HBSA

Status: Completed

Conditions: Substance Use

Treatments: Other: Universal Prevention Curriculum Training for Schools

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04699526

Peru UPC Evaluation

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 27,012 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 11 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Students in participating schools aged 11 to 19

Exclusion criteria

• Not attending participating schools

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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27,012 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Received UPC training, school policy and climate interventions, and Unplugged prevention program

Treatment:

Other: Universal Prevention Curriculum Training for Schools

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Only implemented Unplugged prevention program