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Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:43 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06655038
Status:
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Last Update Posted:
None
First Post:
2024-10-22
Brief Title:
ADHAirE a Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve the Implementation of Tobacco-free School Policies
Sponsor:
None
Organization:
None
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Decent and Healthy Air for Everyone ADHAirE a Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve the Implementation of Tobacco-free School Policies
Status:
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Status Verified Date:
2024-10
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
No
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to learn if the set up of an advocacy coalition in secondary schools can improve the implementation of tobacco-free school policies TFSP to prevent adolescent smoking
The main questions it aims to answer are
1 To what extent is an advocacy coalition related to smoking prevention implementable in schools routine
2 Is an advocacy coalition an effective way to prevent smoking among adolescents and shift smoking norms in school
Schools in the intervention arm will be compared to schools in the control arm to test the effectiness of the advocacy coalition to improve the implementation of TFSP
Schools in the intervention arm will put in place an advocacy coalition that is
Set up a task force composed of school stakeholders students teachers educators principle
Share their good practices regarding implementation with the other schools of the intervention arm
Be supported to reffer nicotine-dependant students and staff members to smoking cessation programs
Continuous evaluation is planned to assess the effectiveness of this intervention
The main questions it aims to answer are
1 To what extent is an advocacy coalition related to smoking prevention implementable in schools routine
2 Is an advocacy coalition an effective way to prevent smoking among adolescents and shift smoking norms in school
Schools in the intervention arm will be compared to schools in the control arm to test the effectiness of the advocacy coalition to improve the implementation of TFSP
Schools in the intervention arm will put in place an advocacy coalition that is
Set up a task force composed of school stakeholders students teachers educators principle
Share their good practices regarding implementation with the other schools of the intervention arm
Be supported to reffer nicotine-dependant students and staff members to smoking cessation programs
Continuous evaluation is planned to assess the effectiveness of this intervention
Detailed Description:
The ADHAirE project is an experimental study to prevent adolescent smoking
Its objectives are to
1 Improve the implementation of tobacco-free school policies TFSP that is prohibition of smoking for everyone anytime anywhere on the school grounds
2 Make these TFSP part of schools routine practice
3 Decrease adolescents initiating or reporting smoking
To achieve those goals schools will put an advocacy coalition in place that is
They wil set up a task force composed of school stakeholders students teachers educators principle These stakeholders will meet 4 times a year to improve the implementation and enforcement of TFSP through rules that are accepted adopted and to which all school actors adhere
They will share their good practices regarding implementation with the other schools of the intervention arm through a sharing platform and two annual meetings
They will be supported to reffer nicotine-dependant students and staff members to smoking cessation programs
They will also be supported in the implementation of TFSP and in getting all school actors on board by the research team but also by local health promotion partners
The intervention will be carry out during two years in secondary schools in the Hainaut province Belgium This province has one of the highest smoking prevalence in the country and the lowest income level
A cluster randomized controlled trial will test the effectiveness of the advocacy coalition to improve the implementation of TFSP
Schools the clusters are randomly assigned either to the intervention arm and set up the advocacy coalition or to the control arm and try to achieve the objectives without the advocacy coalition Randomization will be cross-stratified on the basis of their geographical location to avoid contamination biases and social-economic status
The main questions this study aims to answer are
1 To what extent is an advocacy coalition related to smoking prevention implementable in schools routine
2 Is an advocacy coalition an effective way to prevent smoking among adolescents and shift smoking norms in school
To answer these questions
1 We will make an audit on the state of the school policy regarding smoking and tobacco products
2 A survey will be carried out among staff members of the participating schools on their engagement in the project their opinion about smoking prevention at school and their smoking status
3 A survey will be carried out among adolescents from the 3rd and 4th grade following a repeated cross-sectional design Questionnaires will focus on epidemiological indicators such as smoking status and initiation but also on social norm features such as beliefs and perceptions adolescents hold about smoking
These evaluations will occur at three times at baseline at one year of follow-up and at two years of follow-up Results of these evaluations will serve to give a feedback to the schools on their situation regarding smoking regardless to treatment arm to which the school is assigned
Its objectives are to
1 Improve the implementation of tobacco-free school policies TFSP that is prohibition of smoking for everyone anytime anywhere on the school grounds
2 Make these TFSP part of schools routine practice
3 Decrease adolescents initiating or reporting smoking
To achieve those goals schools will put an advocacy coalition in place that is
They wil set up a task force composed of school stakeholders students teachers educators principle These stakeholders will meet 4 times a year to improve the implementation and enforcement of TFSP through rules that are accepted adopted and to which all school actors adhere
They will share their good practices regarding implementation with the other schools of the intervention arm through a sharing platform and two annual meetings
They will be supported to reffer nicotine-dependant students and staff members to smoking cessation programs
They will also be supported in the implementation of TFSP and in getting all school actors on board by the research team but also by local health promotion partners
The intervention will be carry out during two years in secondary schools in the Hainaut province Belgium This province has one of the highest smoking prevalence in the country and the lowest income level
A cluster randomized controlled trial will test the effectiveness of the advocacy coalition to improve the implementation of TFSP
Schools the clusters are randomly assigned either to the intervention arm and set up the advocacy coalition or to the control arm and try to achieve the objectives without the advocacy coalition Randomization will be cross-stratified on the basis of their geographical location to avoid contamination biases and social-economic status
The main questions this study aims to answer are
1 To what extent is an advocacy coalition related to smoking prevention implementable in schools routine
2 Is an advocacy coalition an effective way to prevent smoking among adolescents and shift smoking norms in school
To answer these questions
1 We will make an audit on the state of the school policy regarding smoking and tobacco products
2 A survey will be carried out among staff members of the participating schools on their engagement in the project their opinion about smoking prevention at school and their smoking status
3 A survey will be carried out among adolescents from the 3rd and 4th grade following a repeated cross-sectional design Questionnaires will focus on epidemiological indicators such as smoking status and initiation but also on social norm features such as beliefs and perceptions adolescents hold about smoking
These evaluations will occur at three times at baseline at one year of follow-up and at two years of follow-up Results of these evaluations will serve to give a feedback to the schools on their situation regarding smoking regardless to treatment arm to which the school is assigned
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
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