Quit and Fit: Exploring the Effects of Physical Activity on Teen Smoking Cessation
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
- Enrollment
- 236
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Smoking cessation: quit and reduction rates
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The long term goal of the study entitled "Quit & Fit" was to revise, evaluate, and disseminate the American Lung Association´s (ALA) teen smoking cessation program called Not On Tobacco (N-O-T), with an added physical activity module. The physical activity module was intended to encourage youth to adopt a more physically active lifestyle. Research showed that physical activity may increase the odds of smoking cessation. The general N-O-T program goals are to help adolescents quit smoking; reduce cigarette use (for participants who are unable to completely quit); increase healthy lifestyle behaviors; and improve life skills such as stress management, decision making, communication, and interpersonal skills. The primary aim of the current research project was to reduce smoking among West Virginia teens. A two-prong secondary aim was to (a) increase participants´ physical activity behavior by supplementing the intervention with a physical activity component and (b) assess the mediating/moderating impact of physical activity on cessation outcomes. If participants quit smoking, the likelihood that they will develop smoking-related diseases is diminished. Participating in this project may aid smoking cessation and therefore improve participants´ health. Research was conducted among 19 of the 123 West Virginia public high schools. 236 teens were recruited to participate in the study over 3 years. This study is a clinical behavioral trial using a 3-group design, with subsequent random assignment.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 14 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Subjects will be eligible to participate in this study if they:
- •Volunteer to participate
- •Are between the ages of 14-18
- •Obtain written parental consent•
- •Provide written assent
- •Report smoking on at least 1 day in the past 30 days
- •Speak and understand English •NOTE: Teens ages 18 or older will provide consent rather than assent. Parental consent will not be required.
Exclusion Criteria
- •WV high schools will be excluded from participating in the research study if school enrollment does not meet or exceed 300 students in grades 9-12.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Smoking cessation: quit and reduction rates
Time Frame: 6 months
The primary aim of the current research project is to reduce smoking among West Virginia teens.
Secondary Outcomes
- Participants´ physical activity behavior(6 months)
- Impact of physical activity on cessation outcomes(6 months)