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| 2007-JF-FX-0064 | Other Grant/Funding Number | Dept. of Justice, OJJDP |
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The purpose of this study is to replicate a longitudinal evaluation of Project ALERT, a substance abuse prevention program that targets middle school students.
Project ALERT is a substance abuse prevention program that targets middle school students. The purposes of this evaluation are to test its immediate and one-year effectiveness in a randomized experimental design that will span a total of 2.5 years for each of two cohorts. The cohorts are spaced one year apart to reduce our implementation and data collection burdens at any one time. The design for the two cohorts is identical. In schools randomly assigned to the treatment group, instructors receive Project ALERT training and materials prior to beginning the program and have access to technical assistance on request. In schools randomly assigned to the control group, teachers implement whatever substance abuse prevention curricula they normally would (if any).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control group | No Intervention | Did not receive Project ALERT | |
| Treatment group | Experimental | Received Project ALERT |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Project ALERT | Behavioral | Project ALERT (Adolescent Learning Experiences in Resistance Training) is a drug prevention curriculum designed for middle-school students (11 to 14 years old). The 11 lessons in the first year and 3 booster lessons in the second year focus on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and inhalants - the substances that adolescents are most likely to use. Project ALERT uses participatory activities and videos to help motivate youth to avoid drug use, to teach youth skills and strategies to resist peer pressures to use drugs, and to establish social norms against drug-use. More information about Project ALERT may be found at http://www.projectalert.best.org/. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Self-reported 30-day Use of Alcohol | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. They were asked on how many days they had used alcohol in the previous 30 days. Response options included "none," "1 or 2 days in the last month," "3 to 5 days in the last month," "6 to 19 days in the last month," and "20 or more days in the last month." Response options were dichotomized into none and at least one day. | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
| Self-reported 30-day Use of Cigarettes | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. They were asked on how many days they had smoked cigarettes in the previous 30 days. Response options included "none," "1 or 2 days in the last month," "3 to 5 days in the last month," "6 to 19 days in the last month," and "20 or more days in the last month." Response options were dichotomized into none and at least one day. | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
| Self-reported 30-day Marijuana Use | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. They were asked on how many days they had used marijuana in the previous 30 days. Response options included "none," "1 or 2 days in the last month," "3 to 5 days in the last month," "6 to 19 days in the last month," and "20 or more days in the last month." Response options were dichotomized into none and at least one day. | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
| Self-reported 30-day Inhalant Use | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. They were asked on how many days they had used inhalants in the previous 30 days. Response options included "none," "1 or 2 days in the last month," "3 to 5 days in the last month," "6 to 19 days in the last month," and "20 or more days in the last month." Response options were dichotomized into none and at least one day. | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Chris L Ringwalt, DrPH | Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation | Principal Investigator |
| Heddy K Clark, Ph.D. | Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 27514 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 19581545 | Result | Ringwalt CL, Clark HK, Hanley S, Shamblen SR, Flewelling RL. Project ALERT: a cluster randomized trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Jul;163(7):625-32. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.88. |
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| Project ALERT website | View source |
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Schools with grades 6-8 who did not currently use an evidence-based substance use prevention program in those grades, and committed themselves to including all their sixth grade students were recruited. Schools were recruited in two cohorts spaced one year apart (2004-2005 and 2005-2006 academic years). Schools from 11 states were enrolled.
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| FG000 | Control Group | School did not receive Project ALERT, a substance use prevention program |
| FG001 | Treatment Group | School received Project ALERT, a substance use prevention program with 11 lessons the first year and 3 booster lessons the second year |
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| BG000 | Control Group | School did not receive Project ALERT, a substance use prevention program |
| BG001 | Treatment Group | School received Project ALERT, a substance use prevention program with 11 lessons the first year and 3 booster lessons the second year |
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| Title | Description | Population Description | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Denominator Units Selected | Denominators | Classes |
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| Type | Title | Description | Population Description | Reporting Status | Anticipated Posting Date | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Time Frame | Units Analyzed | Denominator Units Selected | Arm/Group Information | Denominators | Classes | Analyses | |||
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| Primary | Self-reported 30-day Use of Alcohol | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. They were asked on how many days they had used alcohol in the previous 30 days. Response options included "none," "1 or 2 days in the last month," "3 to 5 days in the last month," "6 to 19 days in the last month," and "20 or more days in the last month." Response options were dichotomized into none and at least one day. | Data were cleaned to remove cases with logical inconsistencies which decreased our sample by 3.6% of respondents at pretest and 7.5% at post-test. Missing covariate data were imputed using the Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm. Missing data were imputed using the EM algorithms implemented in the Missing Value Analysis module in SPSS 13.0. | Posted | Number | Participants | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
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This was a self-report survey. No adverse events were reported
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| ID | Title | Description | Deaths (Affected) | Deaths (At Risk) | Serious Events (Affected) | Serious Events (At Risk) | Other Events (Affected) | Other Events (At Risk) |
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| EG000 | Control Group | School did not receive Project ALERT, a substance use prevention program |
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| Title | Organization | Phone | Extension | |
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| Heddy Clark | PIRE | 919-265-2643 | hclark@pire.org |
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| D000428 | Alcohol Drinking |
| D012907 | Smoking |
| D008385 | Marijuana Smoking |
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| D004327 | Drinking Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D000074609 | Marijuana Use |
| D000073847 | Smoking, Non-Tobacco Products |
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| D055070 | Resistance Training |
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| D005081 | Exercise Therapy |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
| D000359 | Aftercare |
| D003266 | Continuity of Patient Care |
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| Self-reported Lifetime Alcohol Use | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. To assess lifetime use, we asked if the respondent had ever used alcohol (yes or no). | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
| Self-reported Lifetime Cigarette Use | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. To assess lifetime use, we asked if the respondent had ever smoked cigarettes (yes or no). | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
| Self-reported Lifetime Marijuana Use | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. To assess lifetime use, we asked if the respondent had ever used marijuana (yes or no). | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
| Self-reported Lifetime Inhalant Use | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. To assess lifetime use, we asked if the respondent had ever used inhalants (yes or no). | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
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| BG002 | Total | Total of all reporting groups |
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| OG001 | Treatment Group | School received Project ALERT, a substance use prevention program with 11 lessons the first year and 3 booster lessons the second year |
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| Primary | Self-reported 30-day Use of Cigarettes | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. They were asked on how many days they had smoked cigarettes in the previous 30 days. Response options included "none," "1 or 2 days in the last month," "3 to 5 days in the last month," "6 to 19 days in the last month," and "20 or more days in the last month." Response options were dichotomized into none and at least one day. | Data were cleaned to remove cases with logical inconsistencies which decreased our sample by 3.6% of respondents at pretest and 7.5% at post-test. Missing covariate data were imputed using the Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm. Missing data were imputed using the EM algorithms implemented in the Missing Value Analysis module in SPSS 13.0. | Posted | Number | participants | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
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| Primary | Self-reported 30-day Marijuana Use | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. They were asked on how many days they had used marijuana in the previous 30 days. Response options included "none," "1 or 2 days in the last month," "3 to 5 days in the last month," "6 to 19 days in the last month," and "20 or more days in the last month." Response options were dichotomized into none and at least one day. | Data were cleaned to remove cases with logical inconsistencies which decreased our sample by 3.6% of respondents at pretest and 7.5% at post-test. Missing covariate data were imputed using the Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm. Missing data were imputed using the EM algorithms implemented in the Missing Value Analysis module in SPSS 13.0. | Posted | Number | participants | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
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| Primary | Self-reported 30-day Inhalant Use | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. They were asked on how many days they had used inhalants in the previous 30 days. Response options included "none," "1 or 2 days in the last month," "3 to 5 days in the last month," "6 to 19 days in the last month," and "20 or more days in the last month." Response options were dichotomized into none and at least one day. | Data were cleaned to remove cases with logical inconsistencies which decreased our sample by 3.6% of respondents at pretest and 7.5% at post-test. Missing covariate data were imputed using the Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm. Missing data were imputed using the EM algorithms implemented in the Missing Value Analysis module in SPSS 13.0. | Posted | Number | participants | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
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| Primary | Self-reported Lifetime Alcohol Use | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. To assess lifetime use, we asked if the respondent had ever used alcohol (yes or no). | Data were cleaned to remove cases with logical inconsistencies which decreased our sample by 3.6% of respondents at pretest and 7.5% at post-test. Missing covariate data were imputed using the Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm. Missing data were imputed using the EM algorithms implemented in the Missing Value Analysis module in SPSS 13.0. | Posted | Number | participants | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
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| Primary | Self-reported Lifetime Cigarette Use | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. To assess lifetime use, we asked if the respondent had ever smoked cigarettes (yes or no). | Data were cleaned to remove cases with logical inconsistencies which decreased our sample by 3.6% of respondents at pretest and 7.5% at post-test. Missing covariate data were imputed using the Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm. Missing data were imputed using the EM algorithms implemented in the Missing Value Analysis module in SPSS 13.0. | Posted | Number | participants | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
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| Primary | Self-reported Lifetime Marijuana Use | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. To assess lifetime use, we asked if the respondent had ever used marijuana (yes or no). | Data were cleaned to remove cases with logical inconsistencies which decreased our sample by 3.6% of respondents at pretest and 7.5% at post-test. Missing covariate data were imputed using the Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm. Missing data were imputed using the EM algorithms implemented in the Missing Value Analysis module in SPSS 13.0. | Posted | Number | participants | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
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| Primary | Self-reported Lifetime Inhalant Use | Students completed an 81-item self-report questionnaire. To assess lifetime use, we asked if the respondent had ever used inhalants (yes or no). | Data were cleaned to remove cases with logical inconsistencies which decreased our sample by 3.6% of respondents at pretest and 7.5% at post-test. Missing covariate data were imputed using the Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm. Missing data were imputed using the EM algorithms implemented in the Missing Value Analysis module in SPSS 13.0. | Posted | Number | participants | measured approximately 30 days after intervention completed |
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| EG001 | Treatment Group | School received Project ALERT, a substance use prevention program with 11 lessons the first year and 3 booster lessons the second year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All reports and products must be submitted for review prior to publication.
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| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D064797 | Physical Conditioning, Human |
| D015444 | Exercise |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |