Sports, Education and Consumption of Substances in Adolescents

NCT02629679 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 01111705/2015
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Adolescent substance abuse (SA), which includes the consumption of alcohol, cigarette smoking, the consumption of drugs and other behaviors, is a significant public-health issue in the world today. Recent data showed that prevalence of SA among adolescents in Croatia and surrounding countries (i.e. former Yugoslav republics) is alarming and needs serious intervention. It is hypothesized that participation in physical-exercise-and-sport (PE\&S) will reduce the tendency of young people to abuse substances. However, the literature to date has not consistently validated the perception PE\&S factors are factors which could buffer SA among children and adolescents. One of the probable reasons for evident inconsistencies on findings about relationship between PE\&S and SA is a cross-sectional nature of studies done so far. Therefore, the main rationale (i.e. problem) of this study is lack of current knowledge about influence of the PE\&S on SA among adolescents. The main objective of this study is to prospectively investigate the influence of PE\&S on SA among adolescents aged 17 to 18 years old. Aims of the project are: (1) to define prevalence and trends of SA among adolescents aged 17 to 18 years old; (2) to define prevalence and trends of PE\&S participation; (3) to establish interrelationships which exist between socio-demographic, psychological, educational-factors, and PE\&S (predictors); (4) to identify multivariate and univariate associations between: socio-demographic and SA, psychological factors and SA, PE\&S and SA, educational - scholastic factors and SA.Expected results of the project are: (1) definition of the prevalence of SA among adolescents; (2) definition of the adolescents' participation in PE\&S; (3) identification and interpretation relationships which exist between and within studied predictors of SA (educational factors, socio-demographic factors, PE\&S, psychological factors); (4) identification of the influence of studied predictors on SA.

Conditions

Cigarette Smoking; Alcohol Drinking

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Exact number of participants who smoke cigarettes as assessed by QSU questionnaire

  QSU - Questionnaire of Substance Use is validated questionnaire where participants are asked on their consumption of substances, including cigarette smoking

  2 years

• Exact number of participants involved in harmful alcohol drinking as assessed by AUDIT questionnaire

  AUDIT - Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test is a common and valid questionnaire where subjects are tested on alcohol drinking habits

  2 years

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Exact number of participants who failed educationally as assessed by grade-point average

  2 years

• Exact number of participants who failed educationally as assessed by behavioral grade

  2 years

Study Arms (4)

Males nonathletes

Boys non-involved in organized sport and exercising

Behavioral: Regular scholastic system

Females nonathletes

Girls non-involved in organized sport and exercising

Behavioral: Regular scholastic system

Males athletes

Athletic boys (involved in sports)

Behavioral: Regular scholastic system and organized sports

Females athletes

Athletic girls (involved in sports)

Behavioral: Regular scholastic system and organized sports

Interventions

Regular scholastic system and organized sports BEHAVIORAL

This group will consist of children involved in regular school system who at the same time participate in organized sport in sport-clubs

Females athletes; Males athletes

Regular scholastic system BEHAVIORAL

The group will consist of children who are regularly in school, but not being involved in organized sport activities

Females nonathletes; Males nonathletes

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The sample will comprise approximately 1,000 participants (50% males). At the beginning of the study, the participants will be attending the 3rd year (grade) of high school, and therefore practically all subjects will be 17 years of age at the moment the study starts (+/- 6 months). Participants will be randomly selected from 10 to 15 high schools which offer a 4-year high school education. Because of the prospective study design and consequent need to repeatedly test the same participants, only those schools where the investigators already have personal and professional contacts with the school authorities will be used as possible test environments.

You may qualify if:

• Children involved in regular scholastic system

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Split: lead
• University of Ljubljana: collaborator

Related Publications (5)

• Zenic N, Ostojic L, Sisic N, Pojskic H, Peric M, Uljevic O, Sekulic D. Examination of the community-specific prevalence of and factors associated with substance use and misuse among Rural and Urban adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis in Bosnia and Herzegovina. BMJ Open. 2015 Nov 6;5(11):e009446. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009446.

  PMID: 26546145 BACKGROUND

• Zenic N, Terzic A, Rodek J, Spasic M, Sekulic D. Gender-Specific Analyses of the Prevalence and Factors Associated with Substance Use and Misuse among Bosniak Adolescents. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Jun 10;12(6):6626-40. doi: 10.3390/ijerph120606626.

  PMID: 26068091 BACKGROUND

• Idrizovic K, Zenic N, Tahirajl E, Rausavljevic N, Sekulic D. CIGARETTE SMOKING AMONG 17-18 YEAR OLD ADOLESCENTS - PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATION WITH SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC, FAMILIAL, SPORT, AND SCHOLASTIC. FACTORS. Med Pr. 2015;66(2):153-63. doi: 10.13075/mp.5893.00104.

  PMID: 26294308 BACKGROUND

• Sekulic D, Ostojic M, Ostojic Z, Hajdarevic B, Ostojic L. Substance abuse prevalence and its relation to scholastic achievement and sport factors: an analysis among adolescents of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina. BMC Public Health. 2012 Apr 5;12:274. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-274.

  PMID: 22480230 BACKGROUND

• Modric T, Zenic N, Sekulic D. Substance use and misuse among 17- to 18-year-old Croatian adolescents: correlation with scholastic variables and sport factors. Subst Use Misuse. 2011;46(10):1328-34. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2011.579677. Epub 2011 May 25.

  PMID: 21612340 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cigarette Smoking; Alcohol Drinking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tobacco Smoking; Smoking; Behavior; Tobacco Use; Drinking Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor Damir Sekulic

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 2, 2015
• First Posted: December 14, 2015
• Study Start: September 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2015
• Study Completion: June 1, 2016
• Last Updated: December 14, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-12