The purpose of this study is to determine whether photoaging mobile app promoting poster campaigns are effective to reduce smoking prevalence among adolescents in Germany. This is measured via questionnaire.
This RCT will investigate a novel mean of school-based tobacco prevention: Photoaging app promoting poster campaigns. The effects are measured via questionnaire.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
12,000
Schools in this arm receive a photoaging mobile app promoting poster campaign revealing the effects of smoking on the users face via a self portrait (i.e. a "selfie").
University of Gießen
Giessen, Hesse, Germany
The change in smoking prevalence between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires.
The change in smoking prevalence between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups. A smoker is defined as someone who claims to have smoked cigarettes at least once in the past 30 days.
Time frame: 24 months post intervention
Difference in attitude towards smoking between the two groups at 24 months follow-up measured via questionnaires.
Difference in attitude towards smoking between the two groups at 24 months follow-up.
Time frame: 24 months post intervention
The change in never-smokers between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires.
The change in never-smokers between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires.
Time frame: 24 months post intervention
The difference in the number of quitters (=cigarette smokers at baseline but not at endline) between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires.
The difference in the number of quitters (=quitters are participants who are cigarette smokers at baseline but not at endline) between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires.
Time frame: 24 months post intervention
The difference in the number of starters (=starters are participants who are not cigarette smokers at baseline but at endline) between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires.
The difference in the number of starters (=starters are participants who are not cigarette smokers at baseline but at endline) between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires.
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Time frame: 24 months post intervention
The change in smoking prevalence between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between female participants of the two groups measured via questionnaires.
Time frame: 24 months post intervention