Evaluation of a Combined Parent-student Programme for Smoking Prevention in Berlin Schools
BEST
BEST Prevention Study. "Berlin Evaluates School Tabacco Prevention" Study Evaluation of a Combined Parent-student Programme for Smoking Prevention in Berlin Schools
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a combined parent-student program for smoking prevention in 7th graders in Berlin schools.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2010
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 2, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2013
CompletedMarch 2, 2011
January 1, 2011
2.8 years
March 1, 2011
March 1, 2011
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Percentage of regular smokers among students at the 2 year follow-up assessment.
The primary study outcome is the percentage of regular smokers among students at the 2 year follow-up assessment.
2 years
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Students' attitudes towards smoking and smoking-related self-efficacy
2 years
Study Arms (3)
Student-intervention only group
ACTIVE COMPARATORSchools randomized to intervention only (arm 1) will agree to visit the smoking prevention parcours offered by KARUNA e.V. ("Rauchst Du noch oder lebst Du schon?"). One school class of students will visit the parcours once during a school day. The parcours takes approximately 3 hours to complete. The parcours consists of 7 interactive stations where a class of students learns about differences between smokers and non-smokers in terms of health status such as atherosclerosis prevalence, loss of smell or lung capacity and aging. Students also learn about the toxic ingredients in cigarettes. Each station includes a quiz to complete by each group of students. At the end of the parcours, a moderator will announce which group of students accumulated the most points. For more information on the contents of the parcours see http://www.karuna-prevents.de/index.php.
Multi-component intervention
ACTIVE COMPARATORSchools randomized to the student-parent intervention arm also will agree to visit the KARUNA e.V. smoking prevention parcours. In addition, the schools will agree to have one parents' night presented by trained health coaches informing parents about smoking prevention topics in youth during the school year. Trained health coaches will give an evaluated smoking prevention presentation for parents at the parents' nights at the end of the first school year. Also, participating parents will receive information about successful ways to prevent smoking and promote smoking cessation in their children once by mail.
Control Group
ACTIVE COMPARATORSchools randomized to the control school will be offered to participate in the nutrition and exercise prevention program offered by KARUNA e.V. during the 2-year study.
Interventions
One visit to the smoking prevention parcours offered by KARUNA e.V. ("Rauchst Du noch oder lebst Du schon?") during 7th grade. The parcours takes approximately 3 hours to complete. The parcours consists of 7 interactive stations where a class of students learns about differences between smokers and non-smokers in terms of health status such as atherosclerosis prevalence, loss of smell or lung capacity and aging. Students also learn about the toxic ingredients in cigarettes. Each station includes a quiz to complete by each group of students. At the end of the parcours, a moderator will announce which group of students accumulated the most points. For more information on the contents of the parcours see http://www.karuna-prevents.de/index.php.
One visit to the smoking prevention parcours offered by KARUNA e.V. ("Rauchst Du noch oder lebst Du schon?") + one parent night with information about smoking prevention and one informational letter by mail
One visit to the Nutrition and Physical Activity Parcours offered by KARUNA e.V. ("Kinderleicht gesund zu leben"). (same set up as the smoking prevention parcours with topics around healthy nutrition and promotion of physical activity)
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- it is located in Berlin
- has 7th grade classes (students between 12-15 years)
You may not qualify if:
- schools offers an extensive smoking prevention program for their students that includes parental involvement.
- schools that do not agree to stop visiting the KARUNA e.V. smoking parcours (if they do) for the next two years in case of being randomized to the control group.
- schools that do not agree to have a parents' night (separate or part of the typical parents' nights) where trained health coaches will introduce and discuss the topic of smoking prevention in youth in case of being randomized to the combined student-parent intervention.
- Female or male in the 7th grade
- Signed written assent
- Intellectual and physical ability of participant to make an informed decision about study participation
- Attends one of the participating schools
- Has signed approval from parent/caregiver
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Charité University Medical Center, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics
Berlin, 10117, Germany
Related Publications (2)
Krist L, Lotz F, Burger C, Strobele-Benschop N, Roll S, Rieckmann N, Muller-Nordhorn J, Willich SN, Muller-Riemenschneider F. Long-term effectiveness of a combined student-parent and a student-only smoking prevention intervention among 7th grade school children in Berlin, Germany. Addiction. 2016 Dec;111(12):2219-2229. doi: 10.1111/add.13537. Epub 2016 Sep 19.
PMID: 27447693DERIVEDMuller-Riemenschneider F, Krist L, Burger C, Strobele-Benschop N, Roll S, Rieckmann N, Muller-Nordhorn J, Willich SN. Berlin evaluates school tobacco prevention - BEST prevention: study design and methodology. BMC Public Health. 2014 Aug 23;14:871. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-871.
PMID: 25150368DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Stefan N Willich, MD
Charité University Medical Center, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 1, 2011
First Posted
March 2, 2011
Study Start
October 1, 2010
Primary Completion
August 1, 2013
Study Completion
August 1, 2013
Last Updated
March 2, 2011
Record last verified: 2011-01