Intervention Study for Smoking Cessation in Spanish College Students
- Conditions
- Smoking CessationSmoking
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Brief adviceBehavioral: Multicomponent intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT03448900
- Lead Sponsor
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
- Brief Summary
This study evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse multi-component intervention aimed at helping Spanish college student smokers to quit smoking.
- Detailed Description
This study hipotetize that a multicomponent intervention, tailored to college student and conducted by a nurse is more effective than brief advise.
The intervention was a multi-component intervention based on the Theory of Triadic Influence and on previous recommendations made in the Surgeon General's report . The strategies of this program consisted of a 50-minute motivational interview conducted by a nurse and online self-help material. The follow-up included a reinforcing e-mail and group therapy. The smoking-related Self-efficacy, Belief and Intention scale was used to assess outcomes.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 255
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Brief advice Brief advice The control group received a brief advice (5-10minutes) and a self-help pamphlet called 'Stop smoking'. Before giving brief advice, the nurse assessed smokers' habits and their willingness to quit. As is usually in this type of studies there were no follow-up sessions for this group. Multicomponent intervention Multicomponent intervention The intervention group consisted in face-to-face 50-minute meeting \[motivational interviewing (MI)\]; online self-help material focused on: (1) decisions; (2) moods; (3) social life; (4) smoking health effects; and (5) quitting; e-mail 15 days before the MI, group therapy 2 months after the MI (60 minutes), a second follow-up visit 4 months after the MI (20 minutes).
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Smoking cessation 6 month follow-up The difference in the proportion of students who stopped smoking, between intervention and control subjects.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Smoking-related beliefs 6 month follow-up the difference in the mean of smoking-related beliefs between intervention and control subjects; the difference in the mean of this variable pre- and post-intervention or control program; and the proportion of the total effect of smoking cessation explained by smoking-related beliefs.
Mean of smoked cigaretes 6 month follow-up Among students that continued smoking the difference in the mean of cigarrete per day between intervention and control subjects; the difference in the mean of this variable pre- and post-intervention or control program
Stages of change according to Prochaska's model 6 month follow-up The difference in the distribution on the stages of change between intervention and control subjects at 6 month follow-up
Intention to quit smoking 6 month follow-up the difference in the mean of intention to quit smoking between intervention and control subjects; the difference in the mean of this variable pre- and post-intervention or control program; and the proportion of the total effect of smoking cessation explained by intention to stop smoking.
Quit attempts 6 month follow-up Among students that continued smoking the difference in the numbers of quit attempts between intervention and control subjects
The self-efficacy to avoid smoking, and 6 month follow-up the difference in the mean of self-efficacy to avoid smoking between intervention and control subjects; the difference in the mean of this variable pre- and post-intervention or control program; and the proportion of the total effect of smoking cessation explained by self-efficacy to avoid smoking.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Miren Idoia Pardavila Belio
🇪🇸Pamplona, Navarra, Spain