%0 Journal Article
%T The CAP study, evaluation of integrated universal and selective prevention strategies for youth alcohol misuse: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
%A Nicola C Newton
%A Maree Teesson
%A Emma L Barrett
%A Tim Slade
%A Patricia J Conrod
%J BMC Psychiatry
%D 2012
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1471-244x-12-118
%X A cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) is being conducted with Year 8 students aged 13 to 14-years-old from 27 secondary schools in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Blocked randomisation was used to assign schools to one of four groups; Climate Schools only, Preventure only, CAP (Climate Schools and Preventure), or Control (alcohol, drug and health education as usual). The primary outcomes of the trial will be the uptake and harmful use of alcohol and alcohol related harms. Secondary outcomes will include alcohol and cannabis related knowledge, cannabis related harms, intentions to use, and mental health symptomatology. All participants will complete assessments on five occasions; baseline; immediately post intervention, and at 12, 24 and 36 months post baseline.This study protocol presents the design and current implementation of a cluster RCT to evaluate the efficacy of the CAP study; an integrated universal and selective approach to prevent alcohol use and related harms among adolescents. Compared to students who receive the stand-alone universal Climate Schools program or alcohol and drug education as usual (Controls), we expect the students who receive the CAP intervention to have significantly less uptake of alcohol use, a reduction in average alcohol consumption, a reduction in frequency of binge drinking, and a reduction in alcohol related harms.This trial is registered with the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials registry, ACTRN12612000026820.Alcohol misuse amongst young people is common and the burden of disease, social costs, and disability associated with this use is considerable [1-4]. The peak of this disability occurs in those aged 15¨C24 years and corresponds with the typical age of initiation to alcohol and other drug use [5]. The high prevalence of use amongst adolescents is of particular concern given that early initiation to substance use is a risk factor for the development of substance use disorders, coŠ\morbid mental health p
%K Prevention
%K School
%K Internet
%K Personality
%K Selective
%K Universal
%K Randomized controlled trial
%U http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/12/118