The Unplugged program in Chile ("Yo Se Lo Que Quiero") for substance use prevention among early adolescents: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substance use is among the main contributors to disease among children and adolescents in the Americas region. The call for effective prevention of substance use among adolescents has resulted in numerous school-based programs, and particularly the Unplugged program has been proved to be successful in reducing the prevalence of different substances in seven European countries. The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of the Unplugged program in Chile ("Yo Sé Lo Que Quiero").

Methods

This is a cluster randomized controlled trial, parallel-group type, where "Yo Sé Lo Que Quiero" is compared to standard school preventive curricula in control schools. A total of 70 schools and 8400 adolescents are expected to be randomized with 1:1 allocation. During for

SUBMITTER: Gaete J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8787444 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature