Children learning about second-hand smoke (CLASS II)
- Conditions
- Smoke Free Intervention (SFI) education programme.Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN68690577
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of York
- Brief Summary
2015 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26307620 2018 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29771390 2021 process evaluation in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34030729/ (added 26/05/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 360
1. Eligible schools (public and private) are following mainstream curricula approved by the educational authorities
2. Eligible schools have year-five classes, with >40 and <120 year-five children (10-12 years old) per class.
3. Eligible schools have a ‘no-smoking’ policy and all participating year-five teachers are self-reported non-smokers
4. Eligible students aged 10-12 in year five attending participating schools
5. Eligible students have parental consent to participate
6. Eligible students are non-smokers
Children are excluded if they have any of the following conditions/situations that the school is aware of:
1. Physical or mental disabilities
2. Learning difficulties and/or special learning-needs
3. Behavioural problems and/or conduct disorder
4. Serious medical condition which is either life threatening or requires regular hospitalisation
5. History of domestic violence and abuse (in any form)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Children’s exposure to SHS is measured by testing their salivary cotinine levels using a sterile swab. Salivary cotinine concentration is strongly associated with the exposure to SHS at home. Saliva samples will be obtained from all participating children at baseline and also two-months post intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method