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NCT Number: NCT01348646

Adult Follow-up of Preventive Study With Brief Smoking Intervention for Adolescents

The purpose of this study was to see whether a brief intervention given in adolescence has an effect on smoking in adulthood. The investigators also wanted to clarify the significance of some known psychosocial risk factors of smoking in adulthood.

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Key information

Conditions

Smoking Behavior

Age range

12 year–29 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of General Practice, Medical School, University of Tampere, Finland

Tampere, Pirkanmaa, 33100, Finland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Born on 1979.
  • Living in Vaasa, Pietarsaari, Kokkola or Seinäjoki at school age.

Exclusion criteria

  • Other year of birth.

Treatment and study plan

Brief intervention

Behavioral

The adolescents were shown a series of photographs of discoloured teeth caused by smoking. Then a mirror was given to the adolescent to let him/her see if similar stains could be seen on his/her teeth. Non-smoking adolescents also received positive feedback for being non-smokers. Duration of a single brief intervention was 2-3 minutes.

Primary outcomes

  1. being a smoker

    Time frame: 29 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. state of dental health

    Time frame: 29 years

    Decayed Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT, DMF), Decayed teeth (DT, D), Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Need (CPITN, CPIN)

  2. daily smoking

    Time frame: 15 years

  3. amount of cigarettes smoked

    Time frame: 29 years

  4. smoking mother

    Time frame: 15 years

  5. smoking father

    Time frame: 15 years

  6. smoking sister

    Time frame: 15 years

  7. smoking brother

    Time frame: 15 years

  8. smoking best friend

    Time frame: 15 years

  9. smoking best friend

    Time frame: 29 years

  10. willingness to experiment with smoking

    Time frame: 15 years

  11. self-perceived health

    Time frame: 29 years

  12. asthma diagnosis

    Time frame: 29 years

  13. recurrent airway tract infections

    Time frame: 29 years

  14. self esteem

    Time frame: 15 years

    A 10-step questionnaire

  15. smoking time

    Time frame: 29 years

  16. received 1-4 brief interventions at school age (Yes/No)

    Time frame: 12-15 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tampere University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Acronym: TuNAMI

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
May 5, 2011
Registry last updated
Jun 1, 2011

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