Sports, Education and Consumption of Substances in Adolescents

Alcohol Drinking Clinical Trial

— SESA  

Official title:

Prospective Analysis of the Factors Associated With Substance Use and Misuse in Adolescents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02629679
• Other study ID #: 01111705/2015
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 2, 2015
• Last updated: December 11, 2015
• Start date: September 2014
• Est. completion date: June 2016

Study information

• Verified date: December 2015
• Source: University of Split
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Croatia: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Adolescent substance abuse (SA), which includes the consumption of alcohol, cigarette smoking, the consumption of drugs and other behaviors, is a significant public-health issue in the world today. Recent data showed that prevalence of SA among adolescents in Croatia and surrounding countries (i.e. former Yugoslav republics) is alarming and needs serious intervention. It is hypothesized that participation in physical-exercise-and-sport (PE&S) will reduce the tendency of young people to abuse substances. However, the literature to date has not consistently validated the perception PE&S factors are factors which could buffer SA among children and adolescents. One of the probable reasons for evident inconsistencies on findings about relationship between PE&S and SA is a cross-sectional nature of studies done so far. Therefore, the main rationale (i.e. problem) of this study is lack of current knowledge about influence of the PE&S on SA among adolescents. The main objective of this study is to prospectively investigate the influence of PE&S on SA among adolescents aged 17 to 18 years old. Aims of the project are: (1) to define prevalence and trends of SA among adolescents aged 17 to 18 years old; (2) to define prevalence and trends of PE&S participation; (3) to establish interrelationships which exist between socio-demographic, psychological, educational-factors, and PE&S (predictors); (4) to identify multivariate and univariate associations between: socio-demographic and SA, psychological factors and SA, PE&S and SA, educational - scholastic factors and SA.Expected results of the project are: (1) definition of the prevalence of SA among adolescents; (2) definition of the adolescents' participation in PE&S; (3) identification and interpretation relationships which exist between and within studied predictors of SA (educational factors, socio-demographic factors, PE&S, psychological factors); (4) identification of the influence of studied predictors on SA.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 1000
• Est. completion date: June 2016
• Est. primary completion date: June 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 14 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children involved in regular scholastic system

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Drinking
• Cigarette Smoking

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Regular scholastic system and organized sports
This group will consist of children involved in regular school system who at the same time participate in organized sport in sport-clubs
• Regular scholastic system
The group will consist of children who are regularly in school, but not being involved in organized sport activities

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Split	University of Ljubljana

References & Publications (5)

Idrizovic K, Zenic N, Tahirajl E, Rausavljevic N, Sekulic D. CIGARETTE SMOKING AMONG 17-18 YEAR OLD ADOLESCENTS - PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATION WITH SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC, FAMILIAL, SPORT, AND SCHOLASTIC. FACTORS. Med Pr. 2015;66(2):153-63. — View Citation

Modric T, Zenic N, Sekulic D. Substance use and misuse among 17- to 18-year-old Croatian adolescents: correlation with scholastic variables and sport factors. Subst Use Misuse. 2011;46(10):1328-34. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2011.579677. Epub 2011 May 25. — View Citation

Sekulic D, Ostojic M, Ostojic Z, Hajdarevic B, Ostojic L. Substance abuse prevalence and its relation to scholastic achievement and sport factors: an analysis among adolescents of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina. BMC Public Health. 2012 Apr 5;12:274. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-274. — View Citation

Zenic N, Ostojic L, Sisic N, Pojskic H, Peric M, Uljevic O, Sekulic D. Examination of the community-specific prevalence of and factors associated with substance use and misuse among Rural and Urban adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis in Bosnia and Herzegovina. BMJ Open. 2015 Nov 6;5(11):e009446. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009446. — View Citation

Zenic N, Terzic A, Rodek J, Spasic M, Sekulic D. Gender-Specific Analyses of the Prevalence and Factors Associated with Substance Use and Misuse among Bosniak Adolescents. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Jun 10;12(6):6626-40. doi: 10.3390/ijerph120606626. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Exact number of participants who smoke cigarettes as assessed by QSU questionnaire	QSU - Questionnaire of Substance Use is validated questionnaire where participants are asked on their consumption of substances, including cigarette smoking	2 years	No
Primary	Exact number of participants involved in harmful alcohol drinking as assessed by AUDIT questionnaire	AUDIT - Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test is a common and valid questionnaire where subjects are tested on alcohol drinking habits	2 years	No
Secondary	Exact number of participants who failed educationally as assessed by grade-point average	Grade-point-average is one of the scholastic-achievement variables.	2 years	No
Secondary	Exact number of participants who failed educationally as assessed by behavioral grade	Behavioral-grade is one of the scholastic-achievement variables.	2 years	No