Efficacy of School-Based, Peer-Led Asthma and Smoking Prevention Program on CO1 Levels and Smoking Behavior Among Early Adolescents in Jordan

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Waterpipe; Cigarettes; Asthma; Tobacco
• Interventions: Behavioral: TAJ Plus (Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan) Plus the added class smoke free pledge

• Registration Number: NCT01938976
• Lead Sponsor: University of Technology, Sydney

Brief Summary

Study Hypotheses:

1. adolescents in intervention schools who are given Triple A program plus ASP will show more awareness in regards to cigarettee smoking health effects and less nicotine dependencethan those in the control schools who are given Triple A alone.

2. adolescents with asthma in intervention schools who are given Triple A program plus ASP will show less asthma symptoms and better control than those in the control schools who are given Triple A alone.

3. adolescent smokers and passive smokers will exhibit higher levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in their breath than those who are not active or passive smokers.

4. there is a positive correlation between self-report questions regarding student smoking status and levels of CO in their breath

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-10
• Primary Completion: 2013-03
• Study Completion: 2013-05
• Status Verified: 2013-09
• Study First Submitted: 2013-09-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-09-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-09-05
• Study First Posted: 2013-09-10
• Last Update Posted: 2013-09-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 815

Inclusion Criteria

students in grades 7 and 8 in Irbid city high schools, can speak and read in both Arabic and English, obtain parental agreement, attend regular school.

Exclusion Criteria

students with other chronic diseases (rather than asthma),

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Adolescent Asthma Action	TAJ Plus (Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan) Plus the added class smoke free pledge	Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan (TAJ) Plus the added class smoke free pledge will be implemented in high schools in Jordan and will be compared to the TAJ alone for its efficacy in decreasing smoking rates, lowering CO1 levela and nicotine dependence.
TAJ	TAJ Plus (Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan) Plus the added class smoke free pledge	TAJ Plus the class smoke free pledge will be implemented in high schools in Jordan and compared to TAJ alone

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
nicotine dependence level	3 months	Self-administered nicotine dependence scale will be used in order to measure nicotine dependence level for adolescent smokers and passive smokers
Asthma Contol level	3 months	The pictorial version of the asthma control test will be measured for adolescents with asthma and recent wheezing

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
knowledge about health effects of cigarettee smoking	3 months
Carbon monoxide (CO) breath test	3 months	CO levels will be tested in adolescents' breath