NCT00398190

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to determine if a 3-session anti-smoking media literacy based intervention is more effective that a standard 3-session anti-smoking media literacy intervention at changing students' intention to smoke, actual smoking behavior, attitudes and norms regarding smoking, and level of media literacy.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
1,211

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2006

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

3 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2006

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 8, 2006

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 10, 2006

Completed
2.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2009

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

July 26, 2017

Status Verified

July 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

2.7 years

First QC Date

November 8, 2006

Last Update Submit

July 24, 2017

Conditions

Smoking Status

Keywords

SmokingTobacco use disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Susceptibility to smoking (Pierce, 1996)

    Immediate, Delayed

  • Current smoking (last 30 days)

    Delayed (one year)

  • Smoking media literacy

    Immediate, delayed (one year)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Attitudes toward smoking

    Immediate, delayed (one year)

  • Subjective normative beliefs involving smoking

    Immediate, delayed (one year)

  • Implementation fidelity

    Immediate

  • Feasibility/acceptability of program

    Immediate, delayed (one year)

Study Arms (2)

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Students receive standard anti-tobacco education

Behavioral: Control

Media Literacy

EXPERIMENTAL

Students receive media literacy based anti-smoking education

Behavioral: Media Literacy

Interventions

ControlBEHAVIORAL

Standard anti-tobacco programming

Control
Media LiteracyBEHAVIORAL

Anti-smoking media literacy curriculum intervention

Media Literacy

Eligibility Criteria

Age13 Years - 18 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • High school student enrolled in health class at participating schools
  • Must be able to use computer interface for submission of data

You may not qualify if:

  • Child does not wish to participate
  • Parent does not wish child to participate
  • Less than 13 or more than 18 years old

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (3)

McKeesport High School

McKeesport, Pennsylvania, 15132, United States

Location

Carrick High School

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15210, United States

Location

Schenley High School

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

  • Primack BA, Gold MA, Land SR, Fine MJ. Association of cigarette smoking and media literacy about smoking among adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2006 Oct;39(4):465-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.05.011.

    PMID: 16982379BACKGROUND

  • Primack BA, Gold MA, Switzer GE, Hobbs R, Land SR, Fine MJ. Development and validation of a smoking media literacy scale for adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Apr;160(4):369-74. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.160.4.369.

    PMID: 16585481BACKGROUND

  • Primack BA, Douglas EL, Land SR, Miller E, Fine MJ. Comparison of media literacy and usual education to prevent tobacco use: a cluster-randomized trial. J Sch Health. 2014 Feb;84(2):106-15. doi: 10.1111/josh.12130.

    PMID: 25099425BACKGROUND

  • Primack BA, Fine D, Yang CK, Wickett D, Zickmund S. Adolescents' impressions of antismoking media literacy education: qualitative results from a randomized controlled trial. Health Educ Res. 2009 Aug;24(4):608-21. doi: 10.1093/her/cyn062. Epub 2008 Dec 3.

    PMID: 19052155BACKGROUND

  • Primack BA, Hobbs R. Association of various components of media literacy and adolescent smoking. Am J Health Behav. 2009 Mar-Apr;33(2):192-201. doi: 10.5993/ajhb.33.2.8.

    PMID: 18844513BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

SmokingTobacco Use Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

BehaviorSubstance-Related DisordersChemically-Induced DisordersMental Disorders

Study Officials

  • Brian A Primack, MD, EdM

    University of Pittsburgh

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 8, 2006

First Posted

November 10, 2006

Study Start

October 1, 2006

Primary Completion

June 1, 2009

Study Completion

June 1, 2009

Last Updated

July 26, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-07

Locations

US(3)