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NCT Number: NCT01722747

Bihar School Teachers Study

BRIEF SUMMARY: This study, which is closed to enrollment, is testing the efficacy of a tobacco-control intervention geared towards school teachers in Bihar, India. This cluster randomized trial aims to promote tobacco use cessation among teachers and increase tobacco policy adoption in 72 Bihar schools. Teachers are the focus of the study because as role models for youth and key opinion leaders related to community norms, they represent an important group for tobacco control. Teachers in Bihar also have reported high rates of tobacco use. According to the Global School Personnel Survey conducted in 2006, 39% of teachers in the eastern region of India (which includes Bihar) use some form of tobacco, compared to the national average of 29%. This study aims to reduce these numbers through discussion groups with teachers, individual cessation counseling, educational materials, and a tobacco policy workgroup in each intervention school. This study is a collaboration between US researchers and researchers at the Healis-Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health, Mumbai India.

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Key information

Conditions

Tobacco Use Cessation Behavior Health Behavior

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

School of Preventive Oncology

Patna, Bihar, India

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Government schools including grades 8-10 from within 10 school districts

Exclusion criteria

  • Schools with fewer than 8 teachers
  • Schools located in flood zones

Treatment and study plan

Tobacco Free Teachers, Tobacco Free Society (TFT/TFS)

Behavioral

A 7-month intervention was conducted over one academic year & included the following core components: 1. A Lead Teacher (LT) in each school was appointed and trained to facilitate the program on-site; 2. A tobacco policy was implemented; 3. Study health educators and LTs conducted group discussions with teachers addressing 6 intervention themes; 4. Materials; 5. Support for tobacco use cessation. Schools randomized to delayed intervention control condition did not receive any intervention until after final data collection, when they were given a 3-month shortened intervention.

Primary outcomes

  1. 6-month abstinence from tobacco

    Time frame: assessed 9-months post-intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. Adoption of a school tobacco policy

    Time frame: 9-month post-intervention

  2. short-term tobacco use cessation

    Time frame: Average of 3 weeks post-intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

Other

Collaborators

  • Carelon Research
  • Healis-Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health
  • School of Preventive Oncology
  • University of Minnesota

Registry information

Official study title

Promoting Tobacco Control Among Teachers in India

Acronym: BSTS

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2012
First posted
Nov 7, 2012
Registry last updated
Mar 20, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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