Informing and Correcting Perceptions Regarding Tobacco Products Among Young Adults
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 781
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Baseline knowledge and risk perceptions of Tobacco Use Questionnaire
研究概览
简要总结
This trial studies how well text messages work in preventing tobacco use in young adults. Text messaging may help to teach young adults about the risks of tobacco products.
详细描述
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess baseline knowledge and risk perceptions about the use of conventional and new and emerging tobacco products among a subset of community college students from the two participating Houston Community College (HCC) campuses (Central and Coleman campuses). (Phase 1.1) II. Test the text messages with university students enrolled in the health communications academic programs. (Phase 1.2) III. Assess the awareness, attitudes, receptivity, and comprehension of the harmful effects of conventional and new and emerging tobacco products among young adults. (Phase 2) IV. Identify the most effective combinations of text message framing for communicating information about the potential harmful effects of tobacco products to young adults. (Phase 2) V. To obtain an objective measure of the psychological (i.e., emotional and cognitive) effect of the messages on young adults. (Phase 3)
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. Define and analyze key moderators of young adult awareness, attitudes, receptivity, and understanding of the harmful risks and constituents of conventional, new and emerging tobacco products. (Phase 2)
OUTLINE:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 25 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Age 18-25 (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3)
- •Attend classes at either Houston Community College (HCC) Central Campus or Coleman Campus (Phase 1 and Phase 2), Spring Branch Campus (Phase 2) or the University of Houston (Phase 3)
- •Own a smartphone capable of receiving texts from the study's text messaging ) resource (Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3)
- •Use phone text-messaging features on a regular basis (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3)
- •Provide cell phone number (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3)
- •Speak and read English (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3)
- •Enrolled in a communication program (Phase 1, health communication student review)
- •Evidence of smoking susceptibility as defined by the Smoking Susceptibility Scale (Phase 3)
排除标准
- •Currently a smoker (Phase 3)
结局指标
主要结局
Baseline knowledge and risk perceptions of Tobacco Use Questionnaire
时间窗: Up to 8 months
Participants will take baseline knowledge and risk perceptions about the use of conventional and new and emerging tobacco products among a subset of community college students from the two participating Houston Community College (HCC) campuses (Central and Coleman campuses) Knowledge about whether products contain nicotine scale Yes or No (0-1) A higher score indicates higher knowledge Risk perception for using tobacco products scale from( 1-5) A higher score indicates a higher perception of risk of harm. No scale being used.
Focus Groups Questionnaire
时间窗: Up to 8 months
No scale being used. Participants will take part in use of text messages within the university students enrolled in the health communications academic programs. Students will review and rate the messages with the goal of achieving 70% agreement among students across each text message. No scale will be used.
Perceived Risk Perception changes amongst young adults Questionnaire
时间窗: Up to 8 months
Participants will show the awareness, attitudes, receptivity, and comprehension of the harmful effects of conventional and new and emerging tobacco products among young adults. 4-point Likert Scale. Higher scores will endorse beliefs for greater benefits of electronic cigarette use. 3-point Likert scale higher score endorse greater addictiveness. Risk perception for using tobacco products. Response format 1-5. A higher score indicates a higher perception of risk of harm. No scale being used.
Information seeking and avoidance about tobacco products Questionnaire
时间窗: Up to 8 months
Participants will identify the most effective combinations of text message framing for communicating information about the potential harmful effects of tobacco products to young adults. Risk perception for using tobacco products. Response format 1-5. A Higher score indicates a higher perception of risk of harm. No scale being used.
次要结局
- Risk perceptions related to tobacco products Questionnaire(Up to 8 months)