Efficacy of School-Based, Peer-Led Asthma and Smoking Prevention Program on CO1 Levels and Smoking Behavior Among Early Adolescents in Jordan

Efficacy of School-Based, Peer-Led Asthma and Smoking Prevention Program on CO1 Levels, Nicotine Dependence, and Smoking Behavior Among Early Adolescents in Jordan

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01938976

Acronym

TAJPlus

Enrollment

815

Registered

2013-09-10

Start date

2012-10-31

Completion date

2013-05-31

Last updated

2013-09-10

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Conditions

Asthma, Cigarettes, Tobacco, Waterpipe

Keywords

Asthma, Tobacco, Waterpipe, Cigarettes, Adolescents, Peer education, Jordan

Brief summary

Study Hypotheses: 1. adolescents in intervention schools who are given Triple A program plus ASP will show more awareness in regards to cigarettee smoking health effects and less nicotine dependencethan those in the control schools who are given Triple A alone. 2. adolescents with asthma in intervention schools who are given Triple A program plus ASP will show less asthma symptoms and better control than those in the control schools who are given Triple A alone. 3. adolescent smokers and passive smokers will exhibit higher levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in their breath than those who are not active or passive smokers. 4. there is a positive correlation between self-report questions regarding student smoking status and levels of CO in their breath

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTAJ Plus (Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan) Plus the added class smoke free pledge

Its is a school-based peer-led asthma and smoking prevention program that aims at improving asthma control and lowering nicotine dependence among smokers.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

11 Years to 14 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

students in grades 7 and 8 in Irbid city high schools, can speak and read in both Arabic and English, obtain parental agreement, attend regular school. \-

Exclusion criteria

students with other chronic diseases (rather than asthma), \-

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
nicotine dependence level	3 months	Self-administered nicotine dependence scale will be used in order to measure nicotine dependence level for adolescent smokers and passive smokers
Asthma Contol level	3 months	The pictorial version of the asthma control test will be measured for adolescents with asthma and recent wheezing

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Carbon monoxide (CO) breath test	3 months	CO levels will be tested in adolescents' breath
knowledge about health effects of cigarettee smoking	3 months	—

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026