An Integrated Intervention to Reduce Secondhandsmoke in Children

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Secondhand Exposure; Smoking Status
• Interventions: Behavioral: RESPIRNET Program

• Registration Number: NCT01881607
• Lead Sponsor: Institut Català d'Oncologia

Brief Summary

This is a community essay to assess the effectiveness of a multi-level (individual, family, and school) school-based intervention to prevent the exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in a population of 1,734 schoolchildren (12-14 years old) in Terrassa (Catalonia, Spain). Schools were assigned to the intervention or the controlgroup at random. The investigators assessed SHS exposure in different settings (at school, at home, on transportation and leisure time) and tobacco consumption by means of a questionnaire before and one year after the intervention. Based on a previously evaluated intervention to prevent smoking initiation (PASE/ESFA program) the investigators designed a new intervention (the RESPIR•NET Program) including two new activities to prevent passive smoking to be applied at three levels: in the classroom (pupils), at the school (pupils, teachers, and parents), and in the family (pupils and parents).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-05
• Primary Completion: 2007-12
• Study Completion: 2008-09
• Status Verified: 2013-06
• Study First Submitted: 2013-06-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-06-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-06-18
• Study First Posted: 2013-06-19
• Last Update Posted: 2013-06-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1779

Inclusion Criteria

• all schoolchildren attending the school at the day of interview

Exclusion Criteria

• absence of school
• language problems with questionnaire

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	RESPIRNET Program	The intervention at the classroom consisted of six sessions with the pupils of one hour each that were conducted by the teacher/tutor. We provided the teachers with a training session and a teachers' guide, and we gave each pupil a workbook with the activities. At the school level, the intervention consisted of four types of posters with specific messages directed to students, teachers, and parents, and the fourth poster type advertised the new smoking laws. we gave teachers and school managers the guide "Towards a Smoke-Free School" to facilitate the prevention and control of smoking (active and passive) in the school environment. Family level activities: Parents were required to complete the "My risk thermometer" activity at home with their children. Parents received a brochure with information on the risks of SHS exposure and recommendations to prevent SHS exposure, and a refrigerator magnet with the logo of the program.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke	1 year	The prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke is computed by dividing the number of children exposed / total number of children. Exposure to secondhand smoke is obtained using a questionnaire at baseline and one year later. The questionnaire was prepared from previously validated questionnaires on SHS.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of current smokers	1 year	The prevalence of smoking is computed by dividing the number of smoking children / total number of children. Smoker status is obtained using a questionnaire at baseline and one year later. The questionnaire has been previously validated in other investigations.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Catalan Institute of Oncology; 🇪🇸 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain