Education Against Tobacco Randomized Trial in Brazil

University of Giessen1,500 enrolled

Overview

A two armed randomized trial is evaluating the effect of the medical-student-delivered school-based intervention Education Against Tobacco on the smoking behavior of adolescents in 7-11th grade of secondary school. The primary endpoint is the change in smoking prevalence between the two groups.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

1,500

Conditions

Tobacco Prevention

Interventions

Education Against Tobacco school-based intervention by medical studentsBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Visiting grades 7-11 of a regular public secondary school in Brazil. Exclusion Criteria: * Not fulfilling inclusion criteria.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Smoking prevalence measured via questionnaire.

Time frame: 12 months follow-up

Secondary Outcomes

Smoking onset: Difference in the number of new smokers at 12 months of follow-up who were not present at baseline

Time frame: Baseline and 12 months

Difference in the number of new non-smokers at 12 months of follow-up who were smoking at baseline

Time frame: Baseline and 12 months

Relevant differences due to the theory of planned behaviour between the two groups measured via questionnaire.

Time frame: Difference in attitude towards smoking between the two groups at 12 months follow-up measured via questionnaires.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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