Trial no.:
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PACTR202203698019870 |
Date of Approval:
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24/03/2022 |
Trial Status:
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Registered in accordance with WHO and ICMJE standards |
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TRIAL DESCRIPTION |
Public title
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Ziyembekezo Za Umoyo--Promoting Hope, Forgiveness, Spirituality, Prudence and Self-control to Address Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Zambia: Evaluating and Scaling a Character Strengths Intervention |
Official scientific title |
Ziyembekezo Za Umoyo--Promoting Hope, Forgiveness, Spirituality, Prudence and Self-control to Address Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Zambia: Evaluating and Scaling a Character Strengths Intervention |
Brief summary describing the background
and objectives of the trial
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Background: Unhealthy alcohol use (UAU) is a critical worldwide health concern, having been the leading global risk factor for premature death and disease among young people ages 15-49 for the past 30 years. In Zambia, alcohol contributes to the burden of HIV/AIDS, and high underage drinking rates increase the risk of school failure and alcohol use disorder. Character strengths such as spirituality, hope, prudence, forgiveness and self-control have been shown to correlate with decreased alcohol use. Two promising interventions which have been pilot tested in Zambia—Global Resilience Oral Workshops (GROW), a resilience training program, and Celebration of Liberation (CL), a faith-based substance use recovery program—show promise for enhancing these five character strengths and reducing UAU in adolescents and young adults.
Objective: The Ziyembekezo Za Umoyo (Hopes for Life) Project will create two combined GROW/CL interventions, one focused on alcohol prevention for use in schools (GROW-CL), and the other (CL-GROW) focused on recovery from unhealthy alcohol use (UAU) for use in community-based settings, and test their ability to enhance five key character strengths (spirituality, hope, prudence, forgiveness and self-control) and decrease UAU in 800 urban and rural youths ages 13-24.
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Type of trial |
RCT |
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Disease(s) or condition(s) being studied |
Mental and Behavioural Disorders |
Sub-Disease(s) or condition(s) being studied |
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Purpose of the trial |
Prevention |
Anticipated trial start date |
15/03/2022 |
Actual trial start date |
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Anticipated date of last follow up |
30/09/2023 |
Actual Last follow-up date |
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Anticipated target sample size (number of participants) |
800 |
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Recruitment status |
Not yet recruiting |
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