Study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial testing the effectiveness of the 'High schools High on life' intervention on reducing excessive drinking in Danish high schools.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This paper describes the evaluation design of the 'High schools High on life' intervention; a school-based intervention to reduce excessive drinking among high school students in Denmark. The intervention includes a school environmental component to limit access to alcohol at school, a school-educational component to change social norms around alcohol among first year students and a parental component addressing parents' knowledge and attitudes towards alcohol.

Methods and design

The study will employ a cluster randomised controlled study design and will include a random sample of 16 high schools randomly allocated 1:1 to either intervention or control group. Target group: first year high school students. Timeline: baseline survey: January to March 2019, collect

SUBMITTER: Pisinger VSC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7412607 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature