Teens Against Tobacco Use: A Model for Universal Tobacco Prevention and Youth Advocacy
TATU
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interventional
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Brief Summary
This study evaluates the efficacy of Teens Against Tobacco Use anti-tobacco presentations on tobacco use susceptibility in 4th-8th grade. Classrooms are randomly assigned to either receive a series of two presentations or wait listed to receive them later in the school year.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Nov 2014
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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
November 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 1, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 13, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2015
CompletedOctober 14, 2020
October 1, 2020
7 months
May 1, 2015
October 12, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Standardized Tobacco Susceptibility as assessed by 12 likert scale items drawn primarily from the global youth tobacco survey
Tobacco susceptibility captures the likelihood of using tobacco in the future. It is a continuous variable that will be standardized, so outcomes will represent standard deviation unit differences in tobacco susceptibility.
within 24 hours of receiving presentation
Study Arms (2)
Intervention
EXPERIMENTALClasses receive anti-tobacco presentations from Teens Against Tobacco Use members
Wait list control
NO INTERVENTIONClasses continue as usual without receiving anti-tobacco presentations from Teens Against Tobacco Use members until the end of the year, when data collection is complete.
Interventions
Teens Against Tobacco Use teen teachers develop and then deliver anti-tobacco presentations to the target population of younger students.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- th to 8th grade student
- Classroom must be willing to be randomly assigned to either receive presentations earlier in the school year or late in the school year
You may not qualify if:
- Classes in participating schools that are not in the 4th to 8th grade
- Students not able to read English or Spanish
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus
El Paso, Texas, 79902, United States
Related Publications (1)
Brown LD, Bandiera FC, Harrell MB. Cluster Randomized Trial of Teens Against Tobacco Use: Youth Empowerment for Tobacco Control in El Paso, Texas. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Nov;57(5):592-600. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.06.013. Epub 2019 Sep 26.
PMID: 31564599DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Louis D Brown, Ph.D.
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 1, 2015
First Posted
May 13, 2015
Study Start
November 1, 2014
Primary Completion
June 1, 2015
Study Completion
June 1, 2015
Last Updated
October 14, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-10