Evaluation of Effectiveness of the Unplugged Program on Gambling Among Adolescents (GAPUnplugged)
NCT ID: NCT05630157
Last Updated: 2022-11-29
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
3046 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-11-21
2023-12-31
Brief Summary
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The intervention includes 12 prevention units and a 13th unit focused on gambling. It will be carried out by Unplugged teachers trained in a specific training course. Data collection will take place before and after the intervention through a standardized questionnaire developed ad hoc and containing previously validated questions.
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Detailed Description
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1. to assess the effectiveness of a gambling-focused component added to the Unplugged prevention curriculum on: gambling behaviors, knowledge, attitudes, risk perceptions, beliefs, refusal skills, and normative perceptions;
2. to estimate the prevalence of gambling behaviors among Italian adolescents aged 12 to 14 years.
Unplugged is a school-based curriculum aimed to prevent tobacco, alcohol and drugs use among adolescents, developed and tested in the EUDap trial (www.eudap.net). It was demonstrated to be effective in several studies (Faggiano 2007; 2008; 2010; Gabrhelik 2012; Sanchez 2021; Vigna-Taglianti 2021) and included among evidence-based prevention programs (EMCDDA; Foxcroft 2011; Catalano 2012).
Secondary schools in Lazio, Piedmont and other Italian regions will be invited to take part in the study. Participation is voluntary for both the intervention and the control group. The schools participating in the study will inform caregivers and ask their consent for the participationof students and the data collection. Only students whose caregivers have given consent to participate will be involved in the study which will last about 7 months. The first questionnaire will be administered between November and December 2022 both in the control and the intervention group. Afterwards, the intervention group will received the 12 units of the Unplugged program and the gambling component, for about 3 months. Finally, after 4 to 8 weeks from the completion of the program, the same evaluation questionnaire will be administeres both in the control and in the intervention classes.
The questionnaire will be anonymous and will report only a pseudo-anonymization code for linkage of baseline and follow-up data. At the end of the survey, data will be analyzed in aggregated and anonymized form.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Unplugged plus gambling component
The experimental arm will receive the Unplugged curriculum plus a gambling component
Unplugged plus gambling component
12 units/lessons of the Unplugged prevention curriculum plus a gambling component including specific gambling contents in units 3-4-5-7-9 and a 13th unit based on probability and mathematical concepts taught through an online simulator
Usual curriculum
The Usual curriculum arm won't receive any specific prevention program
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Unplugged plus gambling component
12 units/lessons of the Unplugged prevention curriculum plus a gambling component including specific gambling contents in units 3-4-5-7-9 and a 13th unit based on probability and mathematical concepts taught through an online simulator
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Participation of already trained teachers in a booster training session on the gambling component.
Exclusion Criteria
* pupils whose caregivers expressed refusal to participate in the study.
12 Years
14 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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ASL Roma 1
UNKNOWN
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Federica Vigna Taglianti
professor
Principal Investigators
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Federica D Vigna-Taglianti, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Eastern Piedmont
Central Contacts
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References
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Faggiano F, Richardson C, Bohrn K, Galanti MR; EU-Dap Study Group. A cluster randomized controlled trial of school-based prevention of tobacco, alcohol and drug use: the EU-Dap design and study population. Prev Med. 2007 Feb;44(2):170-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.09.010. Epub 2006 Nov 3.
Faggiano F, Galanti MR, Bohrn K, Burkhart G, Vigna-Taglianti F, Cuomo L, Fabiani L, Panella M, Perez T, Siliquini R, van der Kreeft P, Vassara M, Wiborg G; EU-Dap Study Group. The effectiveness of a school-based substance abuse prevention program: EU-Dap cluster randomised controlled trial. Prev Med. 2008 Nov;47(5):537-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.06.018. Epub 2008 Jul 9.
Faggiano F, Vigna-Taglianti F, Burkhart G, Bohrn K, Cuomo L, Gregori D, Panella M, Scatigna M, Siliquini R, Varona L, van der Kreeft P, Vassara M, Wiborg G, Galanti MR; EU-Dap Study Group. The effectiveness of a school-based substance abuse prevention program: 18-month follow-up of the EU-Dap cluster randomized controlled trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Apr 1;108(1-2):56-64. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.11.018. Epub 2010 Jan 18.
Gabrhelik R, Duncan A, Miovsky M, Furr-Holden CD, Stastna L, Jurystova L. "Unplugged": a school-based randomized control trial to prevent and reduce adolescent substance use in the Czech Republic. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012 Jul 1;124(1-2):79-87. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.12.010. Epub 2012 Jan 21.
Sanchez ZM, Valente JY, Galvao PP, Gubert FA, Melo MHS, Caetano SC, Mari JJ, Cogo-Moreira H. A cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of the school-based drug prevention program #Tamojunto2.0. Addiction. 2021 Jun;116(6):1580-1592. doi: 10.1111/add.15358. Epub 2021 Jan 28.
Vigna-Taglianti F, Mehanovic E, Alesina M, Damjanovic L, Ibanga A, Pwajok J, Prichard G, van der Kreeft P, Virk HK; Unplugged Nigeria Coordination Group. Effects of the "Unplugged" school-based substance use prevention program in Nigeria: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Nov 1;228:108966. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108966. Epub 2021 Aug 28.
Foxcroft DR, Tsertsvadze A. Universal school-based prevention programs for alcohol misuse in young people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 May 11;(5):CD009113. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009113.
Catalano RF, Fagan AA, Gavin LE, Greenberg MT, Irwin CE Jr, Ross DA, Shek DT. Worldwide application of prevention science in adolescent health. Lancet. 2012 Apr 28;379(9826):1653-64. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60238-4. Epub 2012 Apr 25.
Wiebe JM, Cox BJ, Mehmel BG. The South Oaks Gambling Screen Revised for Adolescents (SOGS-RA): further psychometric findings from a community sample. J Gambl Stud. 2000 Autumn;16(2-3):275-88. doi: 10.1023/a:1009489132628.
Vigna-Taglianti FD, Martorana M, Viola E, Renna M, Vadrucci S, Sciutto A, Andra C, Mehanovic E, Ginechesi M, Vullo C, Ceccano A, Casella P, Faggiano F; GAPUnplugged Coordination Group. Evaluation of Effectiveness of the Unplugged Program on Gambling Behaviours among Adolescents: Study Protocol of the Experimental Controlled Study "GAPUnplugged". J Prev (2022). 2024 Jun;45(3):405-429. doi: 10.1007/s10935-024-00772-4. Epub 2024 Feb 28.
Related Links
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website including information on Unplugged program, evaluation study and effectiveness
page of EMCDDA website describing the effectiveness of Unplugged
Other Identifiers
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080.742
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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