Evaluation of the Media Detective Program for Elementary School-Aged Children to Prevention Substance Use (MD)
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Innovation Research & Training
Information provided by:
Innovation Research & Training
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01060852
First received: January 29, 2010
Last updated: February 1, 2010
Last verified: February 2010
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Purpose
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a media literacy education program taught be teacher to late elementary school students (grades 3-5) positively affected students' critical thinking skills and substance use-related health outcomes.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
|
Alcohol Drinking Tobacco Smoking |
Behavioral: Media Detective |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Subject) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
| Official Title: | Randomized Controlled Trial Efficacy Study of a Media Literacy Education Substance Use Prevention Program for Elementary School-Aged Children |
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Further study details as provided by Innovation Research & Training:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Intent to alcohol or tobacco products [ Time Frame: 2 weeks: pretest and posttest ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Understanding of the persuasive intent of advertising [ Time Frame: 2 weeks: pretest and posttest ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Media deconstruction skills [ Time Frame: 2 weeks: pretest and posttest ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Interest in alcohol-branded merchandise [ Time Frame: 2 weeks: pretest and posttest ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Self-efficacy to refuse offers to use alcohol or tobacco products [ Time Frame: 2 weeks: pretest and posttest ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Enrollment: | 679 |
| Study Start Date: | March 2006 |
| Study Completion Date: | June 2007 |
| Primary Completion Date: | June 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
|
Experimental: Media Detective
10-lesson elementary school, substance use prevention program developed based upon the Message Interpretation Processing model designed to increase children's critical thinking skills about media messages and reduce intent to use tobacco and alcohol products.
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Behavioral: Media Detective
10-lesson elementary school, media literacy education, substance use prevention program. Each lesson takes approximately 45 minutes to teach and was taught every school day for 2 weeks.
Other Name: Media literacy education
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Detailed Description:
Media Detective is a 10-lesson elementary school, substance abuse prevention program developed based upon the Message Interpretation Processing model designed to increase children's critical thinking skills about media messages and reduce intent to use tobacco and alcohol products. The purpose of this study was to conduct a short-term randomized controlled trial study to evaluate the effectiveness of Media Detective for achieving these goals.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 7 Years to 12 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must be able to read and write in English
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01060852
Locations
| United States, North Carolina | |
| innovation Research & Training | |
| Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27707 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Innovation Research & Training
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Janis B Kupersmidt, PhD | Innovation Research & Training |
More Information
Additional Information:
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| Responsible Party: | Janis B. Kupersmidt, Innovation Research & Training |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01060852 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | R44 DA016044 |
| Study First Received: | January 29, 2010 |
| Last Updated: | February 1, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|
Alcohol Drinking Smoking Drinking Behavior Habits |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 17, 2012
