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Evaluation of the Media Detective Program for Elementary School-Aged Children to Prevention Substance Use (MD)

Primary Purpose

Alcohol Drinking, Tobacco Smoking

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Media Detective
Sponsored by
Innovation Research & Training
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Alcohol Drinking

Eligibility Criteria

7 Years - 12 Years (Child)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must be able to read and write in English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Sites / Locations

  • innovation Research & Training

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

Media Detective

Arm Description

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.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Intent to alcohol or tobacco products

Secondary Outcome Measures

Understanding of the persuasive intent of advertising
Media deconstruction skills
Interest in alcohol-branded merchandise
Self-efficacy to refuse offers to use alcohol or tobacco products

Full Information

First Posted
January 29, 2010
Last Updated
April 10, 2014
Sponsor
Innovation Research & Training
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01060852
Brief Title
Evaluation of the Media Detective Program for Elementary School-Aged Children to Prevention Substance Use
Acronym
MD
Official Title
Randomized Controlled Trial Efficacy Study of a Media Literacy Education Substance Use Prevention Program for Elementary School-Aged Children
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
April 2014
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
March 2006 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
June 2007 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 2007 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Innovation Research & Training

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
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.
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.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Alcohol Drinking, Tobacco Smoking

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
679 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Media Detective
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
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.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Media Detective
Other Intervention Name(s)
Media literacy education
Intervention Description
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.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Intent to alcohol or tobacco products
Time Frame
2 weeks: pretest and posttest
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Understanding of the persuasive intent of advertising
Time Frame
2 weeks: pretest and posttest
Title
Media deconstruction skills
Time Frame
2 weeks: pretest and posttest
Title
Interest in alcohol-branded merchandise
Time Frame
2 weeks: pretest and posttest
Title
Self-efficacy to refuse offers to use alcohol or tobacco products
Time Frame
2 weeks: pretest and posttest

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
7 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
12 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Must be able to read and write in English Exclusion Criteria: None
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Janis B Kupersmidt, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Innovation Research & Training
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
innovation Research & Training
City
Durham
State/Province
North Carolina
ZIP/Postal Code
27707
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Links:
URL
http://www.irtinc.us
Description
innovation Research & Training company website

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