Comparison of Behavioral Interventions (Breathing exercises) and Self- help to Quit Smoking Tobacco Habits in Engineering Students of Lucknow City- A Field Trial

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: With Smoking Tobacco Habits

• Registration Number: CTRI/2024/02/062674
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Aparna Chaturvedi

Brief Summary

Tobaccoconsumption is a major public health concern all across the globe. Cigarettesmoking is one of the major types of tobacco consumption seen worldwide. Itcontains the highest number of carcinogens and is associated with various formsof cancer. The initiation of smoking is a cause of addiction, leading to greaterharm in the younger population and give rise to increased severity and reducedefforts to seek treatment for tobacco use**.** Hence,the present field trial is aimed to evaluate as well as compare theeffectiveness of behavioral intervention (incorporating exercise) in one groupand educational intervention (self-help) in second group to focus on earlycessation of the smoked tobacco habit to prevent the harmful effects of thesame and improve the quality of life before a person becomes dependent on it.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-16
• Study Start: 2024-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 318

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants those who will give consent.
• Subjects who are 20 to 21 years of age, and current smokers with only tobacco smoking history of at least 6 months with low level of dependence- Those who neither use tobacco before 30 minutes of waking up nor use it more than 25 times a day.
• Subjects with “readiness to quit†state of mind.

Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects that are current pharmacological use to quit smoking.
• Subjects with the presence of Pre -Malignant Lesions 3.
• Subjects with the presence of any systemic disorders.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To evaluate which method has better effectiveness to restrain tobacco habits	at baseline 3 months 6 months 9 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine the effectiveness of education programs for smoking cessation in engineering students.	To Compare the effectiveness of behavioral intervention programs & self-help programs among engineering students.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dental college; 🇮🇳 Lucknow, UTTAR PRADESH, India

Dental college

🇮🇳Lucknow, UTTAR PRADESH, India

Dr Aparna Chaturvedi

Principal investigator

8840869102

aparna.phd@sppgidms.org