Education Against Tobacco Randomized Trial in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Tobacco; Schools; Tobacco Prevention
• Interventions: Behavioral: Education Against Tobacco School-Based Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT02731547
• Lead Sponsor: University of Giessen

Brief Summary

A two armed randomized trial is evaluating the effect of the medical-student-delivered school-based intervention Education Against Tobacco on the smoking behavior of adolescents in 7-11th grade of secondary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The primary endpoint is the change in smoking prevalence between the two groups.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Study First Submitted: 2016-04-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-04-03
• Study First Posted: 2016-04-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-12
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-13
• Study Start: 2016-05
• Primary Completion: 2018-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1500

Inclusion Criteria

Visiting grades 7-9 of regular secondary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Exclusion Criteria

Not fulfilling inclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Education Against Tobacco School-Based Intervention	The intervention group receives a school-based module taking about two hours delivered by medical students in the schools.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Smoking prevalence measured via questionnaire.	12 months follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Smoking onset: Difference in the number of new smokers at 12 months of follow-up who were not present at baseline	Baseline and 12 months
Difference in the number of new non-smokers at 12 months of follow-up who were smoking at baseline	Baseline and 12 months
Relevant differences due to the theory of planned behaviour between the two groups measured via questionnaire.	Baseline and 12 months	Difference in attitude towards smoking between the two groups at 12 months follow-up measured via questionnaires.