Asian Youth and Tobacco Control Survey

Completed

• Conditions: Tobacco Use; Smoking
• Interventions: Behavioral: Questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT00642317
• Lead Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Brief Summary

The overall goal of this study is to identify and understand the environmental characteristics associated with tobacco use and tobacco initiation among Asian American youth from primarily two communities: Chinese and Vietnamese. The specific aims of this study are twofold:

* To estimate the prevalence of smoking among Chinese and Vietnamese youth in the Houston area compared with non-Asian American communities.

* To study the relationship between environmental characteristics (both pro- and anti-tobacco) and tobacco initiation and use among Chinese and Vietnamese youth.

* To explore if degree of acculturation is related to tobacco initiation and use among Chinese and Vietnamese youth.

Detailed Description

This is a survey about health-related behaviors, risks, attitudes and acculturation. It includes questions about use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; safety and violence; diet and physical activity; and youth programs and resources in your community. Your answers are completely anonymous, and your name will not appear anywhere on this survey or as part of this survey. Your parents will not see your responses.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-03
• Study First Submitted: 2008-03-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-03-19
• Study First Posted: 2008-03-25
• Primary Completion: 2009-01
• Study Completion: 2009-01
• Status Verified: 2012-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 2012-08-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 617

Inclusion Criteria

• Self-identified male or female of Chinese or Vietnamese descent
• Age 12-17 years
• Living in the Greater Houston area
• Intellectual age of 7 or higher

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Exclusion Criteria

None

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Asian Youth and Tobacco Control	Questionnaire	Smoking Questionnaire for self-identified Chinese or Vietnamese participants.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence Rates of smoking among Chinese and Vietnamese youth in the Houston area.	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States