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

University of Technology, Sydney

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Asthma; Waterpipe; Cigarettes; Tobacco

Treatments: Behavioral: TAJ Plus (Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan) Plus the added class smoke free pledge

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01938976

96/2012

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment: 815 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 11 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

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),

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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815 participants in 2 patient groups

Adolescent Asthma Action

Experimental group

Description:

Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan (TAJ) Plus the added class smoke free pledge will be implemented in high schools in Jordan and will be compared to the TAJ alone for its efficacy in decreasing smoking rates, lowering CO1 levela and nicotine dependence.

Treatment:

Behavioral: TAJ Plus (Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan) Plus the added class smoke free pledge

TAJ

Experimental group

Description:

TAJ Plus the class smoke free pledge will be implemented in high schools in Jordan and compared to TAJ alone

Treatment:

Behavioral: TAJ Plus (Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan) Plus the added class smoke free pledge