Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Two Chilean Universities
NCT ID: NCT05069090
Last Updated: 2021-10-14
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
1038 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2020-06-03
2021-04-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The study will advance prior knowledge by providing evidence from a country in Latin America, one of the worst-hit regions worldwide. Latin America accounts for 8.4% of the global population, but 20.3% of the total SARS-COV2 cases and 30.2% of the COVID-19 deaths to date. In addition, the study will exploit the variation in lockdown policies in two regions in Chile to disentangle the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic with those from a lockdown.
The aim of the study is to examine the effect of a regional lockdown on alcohol use in two university populations in the Araucanía and Coquimbo regions in Chile. The investigators will use a difference-in-difference analysis to obtain causal estimates of these COVID-19 policies.
Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Students and academics Universidad La Frontera
The intervention consists of social distancing measures to curb the viral transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The Araucanía region was subject to lockdown in a different moment than the Coquimbo region, creating exogenous variation.
Lockdown and other social distancing measures
During the study period, the Chilean Ministry of Health established a five-step process for social distancing measures. These ranged from full lockdown (step 1) to almost no restrictions (step 5). Even under full lockdown, citizens were able to obtain permits for essential activities. Citizens had a maximum of two permits per week and were obtained in a virtual station of the Chilean Police Force (Carabineros de Chile).
Students and academics Universidad Católica del Norte
The intervention consists of social distancing measures to curb the viral transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The Coquimbo region was subject to lockdown in a different moment than the Araucanía region, creating exogenous variation.
Lockdown and other social distancing measures
During the study period, the Chilean Ministry of Health established a five-step process for social distancing measures. These ranged from full lockdown (step 1) to almost no restrictions (step 5). Even under full lockdown, citizens were able to obtain permits for essential activities. Citizens had a maximum of two permits per week and were obtained in a virtual station of the Chilean Police Force (Carabineros de Chile).
Interventions
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Lockdown and other social distancing measures
During the study period, the Chilean Ministry of Health established a five-step process for social distancing measures. These ranged from full lockdown (step 1) to almost no restrictions (step 5). Even under full lockdown, citizens were able to obtain permits for essential activities. Citizens had a maximum of two permits per week and were obtained in a virtual station of the Chilean Police Force (Carabineros de Chile).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Workers with a full-time or part-time contract with either University, including academics, administrative and assistant personnel; AND
* Having an email registered in the Human Resource Office of each university
Exclusion Criteria
* People without a working contract with the university
* Not having an email registered at the Human Resource Office
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Universidad Católica del Norte
OTHER
Universidad de La Frontera
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Francisca Roman
Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Francisca Román, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Universidad de La Frontera
Locations
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Universidad de la Frontera
Temuco, Región de la Araucanía, Chile
Universidad Católica del Norte
Coquimbo, , Chile
Countries
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References
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Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Other Identifiers
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ANID - COVID0282
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id