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The German Study on Tobacco Use

The German Study on Tobacco Use - DEBRA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00011322
Enrollment
36000
Registered
2016-11-25
Start date
2016-06-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Smoking behaviour F17.2

Interventions

Group 1: Non-smokers: Computer-assisted household interviews in people over 14 years. Over a period of at least 3 years, every two months, a new sample of approximately 2,000 respondents will complete

Sponsors

Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: barriers in language, moderate-severe cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary aim of the DEBRA study is to track key variables relating to patterns and trends of smoking and quitting in Germany and to provide such nationally representative data to inform tobaccco control, cessation strategies, and future scientific studies. Data will be collected via computer-assisted household interviews at baseline. Smokers and recent ex-smokers will be followed-up 6 months later.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary aim is to compare our primary endpoints with comparable data from other international surveys, particularly from England.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSabrina Kastaun

Institute of General Practice, Addiction Research and Clinical Epidemiology unit, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University

sabrina.kastaun@med.uni-duesseldorf.de0049 (0)211/81-19527

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026