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Influence of friends on quitting smoking among degree students of Oxford Institutions,Bangalore city

Peer influence on smoking cessation among degree students of Oxford Institutions, Bengaluru city-A Randomized Control Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/10/010025
Enrollment
100
Registered
2017-10-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: behavioral counselling and telephonic counselling: behavioral counselling and telephonic counselling will be given to smokers and their non smoker peers. Control Intervention1: behavior

Sponsors

The Oxford Dental College and Hospital
Lead Sponsor
The Oxford dental college and Hospital
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Degree students of age group 18-25 years with smoking habits in oxford institutions who are willing to participate. 2)Students who are smoking >2 cigarettes per day from last 6 months duration. 3)Smoker should have minimum 2 nonsmoking peers.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Students with systemic diseases. 2) Students who are under NRT(Nicotine Replacement Therapy)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
assessment of the quantity of reduction in tobacco dependency will be done by the use of smokerlyzer and fagerstrom scale Timepoint: FOLLOW UP AT 3 AND 6 MONTHS INTERVAL

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
peer influence on smokers for smoking cessation will be assesed by smoking quit rate with the help of smokerlyzer and fagerstorm scaleTimepoint: 6th month

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVidit S Bawa

The Oxford Dental College and Hospital

drmanjunathphd@gmail.com9742203022

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026