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NCT Number: NCT02703597

Smoking Prevention Through Social Connections Among Adolescents - ASPIRE

The central hypothesis of this study is that the addition of social influence strategies to a web-based program called ASPIRE will boost its success in lowering intention to use tobacco among adolescents and experiencing stronger positive social influence. The study will involve a nested group randomized controlled trial with adolescents from after-school programs and schools (e.g., the PK Yonge school) in Florida.

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Key information

Conditions

Tobacco Use Behavior Behavior Exploratory Behavior Health Behavior Tobacco Use Cessation

Age range

11 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • All participants must be of ages 11 through 18 (11 and 18 included; age group for adolescents adopted by several National Institutes of Health)
  • Are members of after school program or school
  • All participants will be English speaking
  • Adolescents with developmental disability, mental or physical, are not excluded from the study. However, they will only be able to participate if (1) they understand the information presented to them in the consent document, and (2) they believe they are capable to engage in the board game, use the internet, and answer survey questions.
  • Pregnant adolescents will be eligible to participate in the research study as requested by the NIH based on 2 principles that will be discussed at time of consent.

Exclusion criteria

-When participants don't meet the inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Surveys

Behavioral

Surveys include questions related to tobacco use behavior and attitude toward tobacco, as well as demographic and personality questions. Psychosocial surveys and social network surveys are also completed to capture adolescents' network of friends and opinion leaders.

Other names: Questionnaires

ASPIRE

Behavioral

Participants engage in four to five 70-minute sessions of ASPIRE spread over a period of 4 weeks. During ASPIRE use, participants face a screen and individually watch videos and engage in computer-based activities related to the negative effects of tobacco.

GSA-ASPIRE-Network

Behavioral

In groups, participants engage in four to five 70-minute sessions of ASPIRE conducted over a period of 4 weeks. However, during each session, ASPIRE use is coupled with game-based social activities (GSAs). During ASPIRE use, participants watch videos and engage in computer-based activities on the same computer screen. Also, in groups, participants engage in the paper-based GSAs as a team and collaborate as they complete the activities. The GSAs contain games about the effects of tobacco. Groups are allocated based on adolescents' network of friendships.

Primary outcomes

  1. Susceptibility to Vaping

    Time frame: 4 weeks; Note that each survey completion has a window of 2 weeks, taking into account site availability, presence of students, holidays, and site resources.

    During the course of the study surveys reviewed. This outcome was measured using a binary form of the susceptibility to vaping scale, which aims at measuring intention to vape. Scores were 0 (non-susceptible) or 1 (susceptible). A score of 1 has a worse value than a score of 0.

  2. Susceptibility to Using Conventional Tobacco

    Time frame: 4 weeks; Note that each survey completion has a window of 2 weeks, taking into account site availability, presence of students, holidays, and site resources.

    During the course of the study surveys reviewed. This outcome was measured using a binary form of the susceptibility to smoking scale, which aims at measuring intention to use conventional tobacco. Scores were 0 (non-susceptible) or 1 (susceptible). A score of 1 has a worse value than a score of 0. The measure combines susceptibility to using cigarettes, cigars, hookah, and chewing tobacco.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Florida

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Registry information

Official study title

Social Influence Strategies During a Web-based Smoking Prevention Intervention for Adolescents

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Mar 9, 2016
Registry last updated
Oct 23, 2024

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