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Study NCT ID:
NCT00328445
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2017-01-12
First Post:
2006-05-19
Brief Title:
Randomized Trial of the Positive Action Program in Hawaii Schools
Sponsor:
National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA
Organization:
National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Positive Action Program Outcomes and Mediators
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2014-09
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the Positive Action program on reducing negative behaviors increasing positive behaviors and improving academic achievement of elementary school students
Detailed Description:
This project will 1 evaluate the efficacy of a comprehensive multi-grade multi-year program the Positive Action program PA designed to reduce student problem behaviors including drug use and violence disciplinary referrals and suspensions and academic underachievement 2 evaluate the effects of the program on the presumedtheoretical mediator variables and 3 assess which of these changes in mediator variables actually mediate the effects of the program on behavior and school performance The Hawaiian school district has agreed to implement a randomized trial of the PA program We randomly assigned schools to PA or control conditions from strata matched on multiple indicators of risk PA schools will receive the full PA program for four years the 2002-03 through 2005-06 school years This includes all materials for all students at all grades families teachers and principal plus community kits training for teachers and other interested staff and continuous technical support and monitoring by a PA staff person Data on behavior and academic achievement will be obtained from school archival records for all students for all years and where appropriate for several years prior to the study Students in grades 1 and 3 in the 2001-02 school year and their parents and teachers will also be followed through the project with surveys every year The subject population will contain equal portions of males and females and proportionate numbers of the major ethnic groups on Oahu Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian white Asian Other Analyses will test for program effects on all hypothesized mediating variables and outcomes and the hypothesized mediational pathways
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None