Prevention of alcohol use and promotion of well-being among middle school students: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of ADAPT.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol use during adolescence has both immediate as well as long-term negative effects; in turn, delaying onset and preventing hazardous use in early adolescence is one essential avenue to protect and bolster adolescents' socioemotional growth and neurodevelopment. This trial examines the effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of a novel neurodevelopmentally informed intervention - Adolescent Developmentally-Appropriate health Promotion Therapy (ADAPT) among students in middle school. We hypothesize that, compared to the delayed treatment condition (DT), ADAPT students will show statistically significant behavior change across measures, including: intentions to drink (primary outcome), alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences, well-being and life satisfaction

SUBMITTER: Romer Thomsen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12595689 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature