Study of Increasing Stoppage of smoking among college students

Recruiting

• Conditions: College students with no disease condition

• Registration Number: CTRI/2017/05/008681
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Amrut Kore

Brief Summary

Smoking is harmful because there are many ingredients in tobacco smoke that can harm         your body.The main health risks from smoking are lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. Smoking causes almost 90% of deaths from lung cancer, around 80% of deaths from COPD, and around 17% of deaths from heart disease.

While tobacco use is decreasing in many developed countries. it is increasing in developing countries such as India, As per the latest nationally representative Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS).  India had 275 million current tobacco users in the year 2009-2010 (over 35 % of adults): majority of them used smokeless tobacco (164 million) and 42 million used both forms of tobacco.

An estimated one million people die every year due to tobacco related diseases in India. In order to reduce the impact of tobacco related morbidity and mortality, we need a combination of strategies aimed at avoiding initiation of tobacco by the non-users and cessation of tobacco use among current users.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Open to Recruitment
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Students above 18 years of age and who can read write and understand English as a language.

Exclusion Criteria

Students who don’t understand English as a language and who is not willing to take part in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improve Knowledge Attitude Perception towards ill effects of Tobacco usage.	2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase awareness on harmful affects of Tobacco usage.	2 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasturba Hospital Manipal; 🇮🇳 Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Kasturba Hospital Manipal

🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Dr Amrut Kore

Principal investigator

7406338616

dr.amrutkore@gmail.com