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NCT Number: NCT00680875

Intranet-based Tobacco Prevention Program for Children

The purpose of this research is to create an effective, disseminable, and exciting computer-based tobacco prevention program for 5th and 6th grade students. The goal of this school-based program is to decrease children's behavioral intentions and willingness to use tobacco, and to prevent or delay their initiation of tobacco use.

We will augment the 5th grade program with a booster program in 6th grade, and evaluate the long-term efficacy of the entire tobacco prevention program by conducting a randomized controlled trial in elementary and middle schools.

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Key information

Conditions

Health Promotion Behavior Smoking Tobacco Smoking Tobacco Use

Age range

9 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Oregon Research Institute

Eugene, Oregon, 97403, United States

About this study

The aims of this randomized trail are as follows:

  • Conduct a randomized trial to assess the effectiveness of the Tobacco Free Town (TFT) program at preventing or delaying initiation of tobacco by 7th grade, and decreasing behavioral intentions and willingness to use tobacco, as compared to the usual tobacco-prevention curriculum implemented in schools. The TFT program consists of 17 effective components delivered in eight sessions over a four-week period in 5th grade with two booster sessions delivered within a one-week period in 6th grade.
  • Develop and test the effectiveness of 7 components to include in the booster sessions in 6th grade using an iterative development process including qualitative evaluation using focus and user groups, and culminating in a quantitative evaluation assessing the effectiveness of individual program components.
  • Develop a program guide for teachers to accompany the program and develop parent newsletters for teachers to send home with students after each session.
  • Examine change from 5th to 7th grade in the mechanisms that the TFT program is designed to target, and assess if these cognitive mechanisms serve to mediate the effects of the program on smoking outcomes.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 5th and 6th grade students attending participating public schools in six counties within a one hour drive of Eugene

Exclusion criteria

  • Children must be able to read and understand English.

Treatment and study plan

Click City

Behavioral

School-based intranet delivery of tobacco use prevention program for 5th and 6th graders using interactive and engaging game-like multi-media technology.

Other names: Tobacco Free Town

Primary outcomes

  1. Self reported cigarette and smokeless tobacco use

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Intention and willingness to smoke cigarettes or chew smokeless tobacco in the future.

    Time frame: 2 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Oregon Research Institute

Other

Registry information

Acronym: Intranet

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
May 20, 2008
Registry last updated
Oct 14, 2011

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