Adolescent Smoking, Smoking Related Diseases, Tobacco Addiction
Conditions
Keywords
photoaging mobile apps, adolescent smoking, tobacco prevention, school-based prevention, adolescent health, school health, smoking, tobacco
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether photoaging mobile app promoting poster campaigns are effective to reduce smoking prevalence among adolescents in Germany. This is measured via questionnaire.
Detailed description
This RCT will investigate a novel mean of school-based tobacco prevention: Photoaging app promoting poster campaigns. The effects are measured via questionnaire.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPhotoaging mobile app promoting poster campaign.
Schools in this arm receive a photoaging mobile app promoting poster campaign revealing the effects of smoking on the users face via a self portrait (i.e. a selfie).
Sponsors
Heidelberg University
Goethe University
Massachusetts General Hospital
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Harvard University
University Medical Center Goettingen
University of Freiburg
University of Bonn
Technical University of Munich
University of Homburg
German Center for Lung Research
The German Heart Foundation
University of Giessen
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
9 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Students from Germany aged 9 to 14 years at baseline attending grades six and seven of regular German secondary schools (such as grammar, general, intermediate or comprehensive school) are eligible.
Exclusion criteria
* Older or younger pupils or pupils from other school types or countries or schools who previously participated in an event where the Smokerface app was presented are not eligible.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The change in smoking prevalence between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires. | 24 months post intervention | The change in smoking prevalence between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups. A smoker is defined as someone who claims to have smoked cigarettes at least once in the past 30 days. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The difference in the number of quitters (=cigarette smokers at baseline but not at endline) between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires. | 24 months post intervention | The difference in the number of quitters (=quitters are participants who are cigarette smokers at baseline but not at endline) between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires. |
| Difference in attitude towards smoking between the two groups at 24 months follow-up measured via questionnaires. | 24 months post intervention | Difference in attitude towards smoking between the two groups at 24 months follow-up. |
| The change in never-smokers between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires. | 24 months post intervention | The change in never-smokers between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires. |
| The difference in the number of starters (=starters are participants who are not cigarette smokers at baseline but at endline) between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires. | 24 months post intervention | The difference in the number of starters (=starters are participants who are not cigarette smokers at baseline but at endline) between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between the two groups measured via questionnaires. |
| The change in smoking prevalence between baseline and 24 months of follow-up between female participants of the two groups measured via questionnaires. | 24 months post intervention | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed