Smoking prevalence and cessation Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention will consist of QUIT's Break Free smoking cessation programme for groups of young people. The intervention will occur on the school premises and will be administered by the staff of Q
Sponsors
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Pupils (aged 11 - 16 years) of schools who agree to participate in the study will be offered access to either the intervention or control 2. Pupils of participating schools will be judged as competent to make their own decisions as to whether they wish to participate in the programme; no parental consent is required
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Schools who only agree to participate if they are offered either the control or intervention will be excluded 2. Pupils of participating school whose parents object to their participation will be excluded from the programme
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Success of quitting smoking four weeks post quit day (the standard used by the NHS). This will be defined as self declared abstinence from smoking on days 21 - 28, confirmed by an exhaled carbon monoxide concentration of less than 10 parts per million. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Seven-day point prevalence abstinence at four weeks and six months 2. Sustained abstinence at six months, measured according to the Russell Standard 3. Young people's evaluations of the value of the QUIT's Break Free smoking cessation course | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed