Testing ALERT With GTO in Middle Schools
GTO-ALERT
Improving the Implementation of Evidence-based Drug Prevention Programs in Schools
1 other identifier
interventional
42
1 country
1
Brief Summary
To test the efficacy of Project ALERT with the support enhancement tool, Getting To Outcomes.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2022
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 14, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 2, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 30, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 31, 2027
May 13, 2026
May 1, 2026
3.8 years
September 14, 2021
May 12, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (5)
Student alcohol and drug behavior
Alcohol and drug use will be assessed for alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, e-cigarettes, prescription opioids, and heroin (lifetime, past month, past year use), allowing us to evaluate program effects on ever, past month, and weekly use. We will assess marijuana and nicotine using items to capture nuanced products (e.g., JUUL/vape pens) and include combinations of marijuana/nicotine products to assess co-use, such as using a vaporizer to vape both nicotine e-liquid and cannabis oil. For alcohol, we will ask questions that allow us to construct 3 alcohol misuse scales: (1) alcohol-related consequences (sum of 5 dichotomous questions on: getting sick, getting in a physical fight, getting in trouble at school, getting in trouble at home, doing something he/she later regretted); (2) high-risk drinking (sum of 3 dichotomous variables: binge drinking in the past month, polydrug use of alcohol and marijuana in the past year, weekly drinking); and (3) overall misuse (sum of above 8 variables).
Changes assessed for past year use at each follow-up point from baseline
Student pro-substance use risk factors on consequences
Beliefs about the short- and long-term consequences (positive and negative). Measures come from the Project ALERT survey posted on the Project ALERT website and utilized in the 4 prior RCTs of Project ALERT.
Changes assessed for past year consequences of use at each follow-up point from baseline
Student resistance self-efficacy
Resistance self-efficacy from the Project ALERT survey measures avoiding use of all 6 drugs in risky situations. Measure is posted on the Project ALERT website and utilized in the 4 prior RCTs of Project ALERT.
Changes assessed for past year self-efficacy use at each follow-up point from baseline
Student pro-substance use risk factors on perceived norms
Normative beliefs about the prevalence of use and its acceptability to others, including peers and parents. Measures come from the Project ALERT survey posted on the Project ALERT website and utilized in the 4 prior RCTs of Project ALERT.
Changes assessed for past year perceived peer use at each follow-up point from baseline
Student pro-substance use risk factors on expectancies
Expectations of drug use in the next 6 months. Measures come from the Project ALERT survey posted on the Project ALERT website and utilized in the 4 prior RCTs of Project ALERT.
Changes assessed for past year use at each follow-up point from baseline
Study Arms (3)
Project ALERT only
ACTIVE COMPARATORSome schools will be randomized to receive Project ALERT only for 3 years starting fall 2022.
Project ALERT plus GTO
ACTIVE COMPARATORSome schools will be randomized to receive Project ALERT plus Getting to Outcomes for 3 years starting fall 2022.
Status quo
NO INTERVENTIONSome schools not receive either Project ALERT or Project ALERT plus GTO until year 3 of the study.
Interventions
14 session drug prevention program for 7th and 8th grade youth.
The Getting To Outcomes (GTO) implementation support intervention provides technical assistance, training, guides, and tools to improve community-based practitioners capacity to complete tasks associated with implementing an EBP, which in turn leads to improved implementation fidelity.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Eligibility for student participants: all students in 7th grade, primarily aged 12-14, attending school at one of the enrolled schools in the study.
- Eligibility for school staff participants: all educators interested in enrolling in the study at each of the enrolled schools.
You may not qualify if:
- Not meeting eligibility criteria
- Note: the age range is from 11 to 70 to account for both the student AND teacher populations.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- RANDlead
- University of Southern Californiacollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles, California, 90017, United States
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Matthew Chinman, PhD
RAND
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Eric Pedersen, PhD
University of Southern California
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Senior Behavioral/Social Scientist
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 14, 2021
First Posted
February 2, 2022
Study Start
August 30, 2022
Primary Completion (Estimated)
July 1, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
March 31, 2027
Last Updated
May 13, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-05
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share