A feasibility study to test the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-led school-based smoking prevention intervention for adolescents

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Adolescent smoking prevention; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN99140476
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Glasgow

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2024
• Study Completion: 2025-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3000

Inclusion Criteria

Current participant inclusion criteria as of 04/10/2023:
1. State and privately funded schools in each of the two countries
2. All students (aged 13-14 years old) who are active in school (whether smokers, non-smokers or experience of smoking)

Previous participant inclusion criteria:
1. State and privately funded schools in each of the three countries
2. All students (aged 13-14 years old) who are active in school (whether smokers, non-smokers or experience of smoking)

Exclusion Criteria

Schools:
1. For reasons of practicality school year group size will be limited to 500
2. Schools with school year groups smaller than 100 will be excluded
3. Schools with limited or poor internet access due to potential requirement to run study remotely if the COVID-19 situation dictates.
4. No single-sex schools (due to the low rates of girls smoking in some countries and also the important influence of the other gender on smoking behaviour).

Individual students:
1. Any student identified by the researchers, in consultation with teaching staff, as not having the mental and emotional capacity to consent and fully engage in the research will not be included. If a change in mental or emotional capacity occurs during the course of the study, making it difficult for students to take part, then they can be withdrawn from the research process on advice from teaching staff.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified