Interactive Technology for Media Literacy Drug Prevention in Community Groups

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

642 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-08-08

Study Completion Date

2019-08-22

Brief Summary

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This Phase II STTR will evaluate an interactive, self-paced, e-learning media literacy intervention, REAL media, to prevent youth substance use among youth in the 4-H organization. Participating 4-H clubs will be randomly assigned to use the curriculum or continue current practices with the option for delivery at the end of the study. 4-H members (ages 13-15) will complete a pretest, immediate posttest and follow-up posttests at 3 and 9 months to assess effects.

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Detailed Description

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REAL media is an interactive, self-paced, e-learning media literacy curriculum that prevents adolescent substance use among 13-15-year-old teens. The program consists of 5 levels. Levels 1 to 4 are 15-25 minutes; level 5 allots time for message production done offline. Activities lead students to engage in critique and analysis of arguments present/absent from pro-ATOD and other popular product messages and to begin the process of refuting and counter-arguing these messages. These skills are reinforced in level 5 using an active involvement strategy in which youth plan and produce anti-ATOD messages. Users first plan their message via an online worksheet, which requires engagement with and application of media literacy concepts rather than focus exclusively on technology and/or production features. Next, participants design their posters/videos and upload their messages to a social media site as part of a contest, where they recruit peers and family to like or comment on their message.

Conditions

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Substance Use

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Factorial design in which participants are randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. The control is a delayed intervention condition, receiving the intervention after the treatment condition is completed.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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REAL media

Participants in this group will be assigned to use the REAL media curriculum.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

REAL media curriculum

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

REAL media is a 5-level, interactive, self-paced, e-learning media literacy curriculum to prevent youth substance use.

Programming as usual

Participants in this group will participate in 4-H programming as usual. They will have the opportunity to use the REAL media curriculum at the conclusion of the study.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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REAL media curriculum

REAL media is a 5-level, interactive, self-paced, e-learning media literacy curriculum to prevent youth substance use.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 4-H members and leaders must belong to a participating club in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, West Virginia, or Maryland
* members must be between the ages of 13-15
* club leaders must be at least 21 years of age
* written parental consent and assent from members
* written consent from club leaders (online assent)

Exclusion Criteria

* the inability to speak or read American English
* access to and the ability to use a computer, or navigate the Internet
* for youth, lack of parental consent/youth assent/leader consent

Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes