Evaluation of QUIT's Break Free smoking cessation intervention for young people
Completed
- Conditions
- Smoking prevalence and cessationMental and Behavioural DisordersMental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN25181936
- Lead Sponsor
- Cancer Research UK (CRUK) (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
1. Pupils (aged 11 - 16 years) of schools who agree to participate in the study will be offered access to either the intervention or control
2. Pupils of participating schools will be judged as competent to make their own decisions as to whether they wish to participate in the programme; no parental consent is required
Exclusion Criteria
1. Schools who only agree to participate if they are offered either the control or intervention will be excluded
2. Pupils of participating school whose parents object to their participation will be excluded from the programme
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Success of quitting smoking four weeks post quit day (the standard used by the NHS). This will be defined as self declared abstinence from smoking on days 21 - 28, confirmed by an exhaled carbon monoxide concentration of less than 10 parts per million.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Seven-day point prevalence abstinence at four weeks and six months<br>2. Sustained abstinence at six months, measured according to the Russell Standard<br>3. Young people's evaluations of the value of the QUIT's Break Free smoking cessation course