Education Against Tobacco Randomized Trial in Brazil
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Tobacco Prevention
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Education Against Tobacco school-based intervention by medical students
- Registration Number
- NCT02725021
- 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 school. The primary endpoint is the change in smoking prevalence between the two groups.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1500
Inclusion Criteria
- Visiting grades 7-11 of a regular public secondary school in Brazil.
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 by medical students 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 Relevant differences due to the theory of planned behaviour between the two groups measured via questionnaire. Difference in attitude towards smoking between the two groups at 12 months follow-up measured via questionnaires. Difference in the number of new non-smokers at 12 months of follow-up who were smoking at baseline Baseline and 12 months 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