Smoking Prevention Through Social Connections Among Adolescents - ASPIRE

University of Florida393 enrolled

Overview

The central hypothesis of this study is that the addition of social influence strategies to a web-based program called ASPIRE will boost its success in lowering intention to use tobacco among adolescents and experiencing stronger positive social influence. The study will involve a nested group randomized controlled trial with adolescents from after-school programs and schools (e.g., the PK Yonge school) in Florida.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

393

Conditions

Tobacco Use Behavior

Interventions

SurveysBEHAVIORAL

Surveys include questions related to tobacco use behavior and attitude toward tobacco, as well as demographic and personality questions. Psychosocial surveys and social network surveys are also completed to capture adolescents' network of friends and opinion leaders.

ASPIREBEHAVIORAL

Participants engage in four to five 70-minute sessions of ASPIRE spread over a period of 4 weeks. During ASPIRE use, participants face a screen and individually watch videos and engage in computer-based activities related to the negative effects of tobacco.

GSA-ASPIRE-NetworkBEHAVIORAL

In groups, participants engage in four to five 70-minute sessions of ASPIRE conducted over a period of 4 weeks. However, during each session, ASPIRE use is coupled with game-based social activities (GSAs). During ASPIRE use, participants watch videos and engage in computer-based activities on the same computer screen. Also, in groups, participants engage in the paper-based GSAs as a team and collaborate as they complete the activities. The GSAs contain games about the effects of tobacco. Groups are allocated based on adolescents' network of friendships.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 11 YearsMax age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All participants must be of ages 11 through 18 (11 and 18 included; age group for adolescents adopted by several National Institutes of Health) * Are members of after school program or school * All participants will be English speaking * Adolescents with developmental disability, mental or physical, are not excluded from the study. However, they will only be able to participate if (1) they understand the information presented to them in the consent document, and (2) they believe they are capable to engage in the board game, use the internet, and answer survey questions. * Pregnant adolescents will be eligible to participate in the research study as requested by the NIH based on 2 principles that will be discussed at time of consent. Exclusion Criteria: -When participants don't meet the inclusion criteria

Locations (1)

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Susceptibility to Vaping

During the course of the study surveys reviewed. This outcome was measured using a binary form of the susceptibility to vaping scale, which aims at measuring intention to vape. Scores were 0 (non-susceptible) or 1 (susceptible). A score of 1 has a worse value than a score of 0.

Time frame: 4 weeks; Note that each survey completion has a window of 2 weeks, taking into account site availability, presence of students, holidays, and site resources.

Susceptibility to Using Conventional Tobacco

During the course of the study surveys reviewed. This outcome was measured using a binary form of the susceptibility to smoking scale, which aims at measuring intention to use conventional tobacco. Scores were 0 (non-susceptible) or 1 (susceptible). A score of 1 has a worse value than a score of 0. The measure combines susceptibility to using cigarettes, cigars, hookah, and chewing tobacco.

Time frame: 4 weeks; Note that each survey completion has a window of 2 weeks, taking into account site availability, presence of students, holidays, and site resources.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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