Evaluation of Cancer Focus Northern Ireland’s ‘Dead Cool’ smoking prevention programme in Northern Ireland post-primary schools
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Smoking preventionMental and Behavioural DisordersMental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN29351200
- Lead Sponsor
- Public Health Agency
- Brief Summary
2016 protocol in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2015.06.009 (added 19/02/2020) 2019 results in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2018.10.003 (added 19/02/2020) 2019 results of secondary analysis on social environment in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31462249 (added 19/02/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 17
Inclusion Criteria
1. State funded post-primary (secondary) schools willing to be randomised and deliver the intervention if selected for the intervention group
2. Students in Year 9 (normally in the range 13-14 years old)
Exclusion Criteria
At the individual level those who were already smoking were excluded from analysis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> Smoking behaviour, measured using a Carbon Monoxide monitor and by a self-report questionnaire administered by Research Health Visitor at baseline, 3 months and 6 months<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Short and medium term intention to smoke, measured by self-report questionnaire administered by Research Health Visitor at baseline, 3 months and 6 months