Evaluation of school-based counselling for tobacco use prevention and cessation among adolescents

Cluster randomised controlled trial of tobacco prevention and cessation among students in junior high grades

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN45129574

Enrollment

3200

Registered

2009-01-08

Start date

2008-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Tobacco use and dependence Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco

Interventions

Structured individual counselling based on motivational interview and stage of tobacco use (1 - 5 sessions) versus usual nurse-administered counselling (one session, unstructured). The opening coun

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All students (aged 13 - 15 years, either sex) in junior high grades in the randomised school

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Refusal to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of abstainers from tobacco among students receiving the counselling, assessed by personal interview by the school nurses at each counselling occasion and at the end of follow-up (May 2009). Data will be registered on a paper data form (SOTIK4).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of abstainers from tobacco in the whole students population, assessed during a survey employing a structured questionnaire (SOTIK3), administered to all students in a random sample of classes in each school, before the intervention start (October 2008) and at the end of the school year (May 2009).	—

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

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