Healthy Subject
Conditions
Brief summary
This early phase I trial studies how well A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (ASPIRE) program and mentorship works in preventing smoking in high school students. ASPIRE is an online-based, youth-centered tobacco prevention and cessation program. The goal of this research study is to learn if training eleventh grade high school students to be tobacco-free role models and mentors for ninth grade high school students is possible and will positively influence the younger peers.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the feasibility of training selected eleventh grade high school student volunteers to provide an intervention involving mentoring combined with social support activities. II. To increase ninth grade high school student well-being, which would ultimately influence tobacco related knowledge and resistance skills regarding tobacco uptake among ninth grade high school program participants. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. Mentor ability, confidence, and intention (ACI) to address tobacco use and dependence and providing anti-tobacco advice to mentees. II. To determine the scores on mentoring competencies. III. To determine the influences of social support and self-esteem by mentors. IV. To determine the quality and satisfaction with the relationships among mentors and mentees. V. To determine level of knowledge about nicotine and tobacco products among mentees. VI. To determine susceptibility to tobacco use among non-smokers. VII. To determine progression through stages of change among smokers. OUTLINE: Participants complete online ASPIRE course over 3.5-4 hours. HIGH SCHOOL MENTORS: Eleventh grade high school students receive mentor training over 4-5 hours on how to mentor ninth grade students. ALL STUDENTS: Mentors and mentees are paired up so that eleventh grade high school students mentor the ninth grade high school students over 30 minutes for 7 sessions about the different types of tobacco products (such as cigarettes, cigars, hookah, and so on) and the dangers of these products.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPreventive Intervention
Participate in ASPIRE and mentorship program
BEHAVIORALQuestionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies (pre and post questionnaire)
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
13 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Ages 13-18 * Enrolled in grades nine or eleven * Speaks and understands English * Parent or legally authorized guardian (LAR) provide written consent for study participation * Student provides written assent for study participation
Exclusion criteria
* Unable to speak and understand English * Lives in the same household with another participant in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Required number of participants should be 40 mentors and 100 mentees | 3 years | At least 40 mentors and 100 mentees. |
| Number of participants required to complete baseline and post-intervention assessments should be 35 mentors and 80 mentees | 3 years | At least 80% completion rates. |
| All participants are required to attend at least 5 of 7 sessions of mentor to mentees interactions | 3 years | At least 5 of 7 sessions of mentor/mentee interactions |
| Participants with the ability to provide the level of satisfaction with the program | 3 years | Training program for mentors and overall program satisfaction. Seventeen-item rating scale (1 = not skilled at all to 7 = extremely skilled) about facets of mentoring. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tobacco related knowledge among mentees | 3 years | Assessed by comparing pre and post intervention scores. Three-item rating scale (0 = no ability/confidence/intention to 4 = high ability, confidence, and intention) Nineteen-item scale measuring quality of mentor to mentee relationship. Four point Likert scale (1 = not true at all to 4 = very true) Twenty-five item scale. Multiple choice questions to measure tobacco and nicotine product knowledge developed by ASPIRE study team |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed