Effectiveness of a School-based Tobacco Prevention Program for Middle School Students in Saudi Arabia

NCT03579355 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 554/254/1432/1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 634
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study evaluated a school-based tobacco program, "Dentists Fighting Nicotine Dependence (DFND)", to prevent the initiation of tobacco use among middle school students in Saudi Arabia using a social competences/social influence approaches.

Conditions

Tobacco Use

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline prevalence of tobacco use at one week and at 2 years [Questionnaire]

  Questionnaire administered one week and 2 years post-intervention: current use of tobacco

  One week and Two years after the completion of the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change from baseline knowledge about tobacco at one week and at 2 years [Questionnaire]

  One week and two years after the completion of the intervention

• Change from baseline in perceived behavioral control at one week and at 2 years [Questionnaire]

  One week and two years after the completion of the intervention

• Change from baseline in attitude towards not using tobacco at one week and at two years[Questionnaire]

  One week and two years after the completion of the intervention

Study Arms (2)

DFND Program

EXPERIMENTAL

"Dentist Fighting Nicotine Dependence, (DFND)" intervention program consisted primarily of a 10-session curriculum, each session lasting about an hour. The curriculum was comprehensive and incorporated information about tobacco and its adverse health effects, social influences, and social competence skills. DFND was administered over 5 weeks, at a rate of 2 sessions per week. Each session lasts an hour. Fourteen classrooms in four schools represented the experimental arm and received DFND.

Behavioral: DFND Program

Informational Booklet

NO INTERVENTION

Fourteen classrooms in four schools represented the No Intervention arm (control). They received only an informational booklet about tobacco adverse health effects.

Interventions

DFND Program BEHAVIORAL

The DFND program consisted primarily of a 10-session curriculum, each session lasting about an hour. The curriculum was comprehensive and incorporated information about tobacco and its adverse health effects, social influences, and social competence skills.

DFND Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Students in 7th grade
• Gave verbal assent

You may not qualify if:

• no assent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• King Abdulaziz University: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Holliday R, Hong B, McColl E, Livingstone-Banks J, Preshaw PM. Interventions for tobacco cessation delivered by dental professionals. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Feb 19;2(2):CD005084. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005084.pub4.

  PMID: 33605440 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Tobacco Use

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Dania E Alagili, DrPH

  King Abdulaziz University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Model Details: A quasi-experimental, controlled trial design was utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based tobacco program, "Dentists Fighting Nicotine Dependence (DFND)", to prevent the initiation of tobacco use among middle school students (grades 7-9) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Eight middle schools were selected from the regional education registry; four allocated to treatment arm (n=379) and four to control arm (n=255). The treatment arm received the new tobacco prevention program (DFND) whereas the control arm received only the regular tobacco prevention program administered by the Department of Education. DFND was delivered by trained health educators over 5 weeks, two sessions per week.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 5, 2018
• First Posted: July 6, 2018
• Study Start: February 10, 2012
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2012
• Study Completion: April 15, 2014
• Last Updated: July 6, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share