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An Integrated Intervention to Reduce Secondhandsmoke in Children

NCT01881607 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1779

Last updated 2013-06-19

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Summary

This is a community essay to assess the effectiveness of a multi-level (individual, family, and school) school-based intervention to prevent the exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in a population of 1,734 schoolchildren (12-14 years old) in Terrassa (Catalonia, Spain). Schools were assigned to the intervention or the controlgroup at random. The investigators assessed SHS exposure in different settings (at school, at home, on transportation and leisure time) and tobacco consumption by means of a questionnaire before and one year after the intervention. Based on a previously evaluated intervention to prevent smoking initiation (PASE/ESFA program) the investigators designed a new intervention (the RESPIR•NET Program) including two new activities to prevent passive smoking to be applied at three levels: in the classroom (pupils), at the school (pupils, teachers, and parents), and in the family (pupils and parents).

Conditions

  • Secondhand Exposure
  • Smoking Status

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

RESPIRNET Program

The intervention at the classroom consisted of six sessions with the pupils of one hour each that were conducted by the teacher/tutor. We provided the teachers with a training session and a teachers' guide, and we gave each pupil a workbook with the activities. At the school level, the intervention consisted of four types of posters with specific messages directed to students, teachers, and parents, and the fourth poster type advertised the new smoking laws. we gave teachers and school managers the guide "Towards a Smoke-Free School" to facilitate the prevention and control of smoking (active and passive) in the school environment. Family level activities: Parents were required to complete the "My risk thermometer" activity at home with their children. Parents received a brochure with information on the risks of SHS exposure and recommendations to prevent SHS exposure, and a refrigerator magnet with the logo of the program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Public Health Agency of Barcelona

    collaborator OTHER

  • Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Fundació La Marató de TV3

    collaborator OTHER

  • Institut Català d'Oncologia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-05-31
Primary Completion
2007-12-31
Completion
2008-09-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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