Reducing Nicotine Addiction in Adolescent Smokers

Summary

Adolescents are at risk for tobacco use due to factors such as impulsivity, poor perception, desire to prove themselves, and insufficient neurological development. The Center of Disease (CDC) warns that if smoking continues at the current rate among young people, young people younger than 18 will die prematurely from a smoking-related disease

The aim of this study was to comparison the effect of a board game and tobacco cessation education on reducing nicotine addiction in adolescents.

A single-blind randomized controlled trial was used to evaluation the effect s of the different interventions on tobacco cessation. The 12 week interventions included: 1) Board Game (BG) and 2) Tobacco Cessation Education (TCE) developed based on Transtheoretical Model and 3) combined use of these two interventions (Cİ). All interventions were compared to Control Group(CG). "Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FNTD)" were used to collect data at baseline, at 8.week and at 12.week the intervention. "Assessment Of Stage Of Change Form (ASCF)" were used to collect data at baseline and at the end of each intervention (every two weeks one).

Participants were consisted of students studying at a high school in Eskisehir in Turkey. In order to form the intervention groups, permission was obtained from the school principal and teacher of each class, and the students were informed about the purpose of the study and the participation criteria. It was done in information classes. Recruitment began in October 2018 and end in January 2019.

Students who wanted to participate in the study were asked to send a short message to the investigator's private phone number. An automated response with a hyperlink was sent to a web page where information about the study was presented and students were asked to give informed consent at the push of a button. Students who agreed to participate were enrolled in a web-based questionnaire for egilibility screening.

Conditions

• Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes
• Cessation, Tobacco
• Cessation, Smoking
• Adolescent Problem Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Board Game

The BG group that will play the game were divided into four groups with five or six participants in each group. (GP (Game Player) GP1- GP 2- GP 3- GP 4.

BEHAVIORAL

Tobacco Cesseation Education

The TCE group were divided three group that E1 (Precontemplation) -E2 (Contemplation)-E3 (Preparation) according to the thinking stages scale.

BEHAVIORAL

Combined İntervention

The CI group was divided into five groups for play that will play the game were divided into four groups with five or six participants in each group. (GP (Game Player)GP 5- GP 6- GP 7- GP 8- GP 9). The CI group was divided into three groups for education that E4 (Precontemplation) -E5 (Contemplation)-E6 (Preparation) according to the thinking stages scale.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ministry of National Education, Turkey

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Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

12 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-09-03

Primary Completion

2018-10-03

Completion

2018-12-05

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations