Smoking Prevention Program in Poland

NCT05488743 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Smoking Prevention
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 180
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Smoking Prevention Program is a pilot exploratory study with a standardized curriculum based on the Tobacco Prevention Toolkit from Stanford University and translated into Polish by the members of Students Scientific Association of Oncology at Wroclaw Medical University. The program will assess the effectiveness of a school-based smoking prevention curricula keeping children as never smokers and test the feasibility of engaging medical students and teachers in implementing and evaluating a validated program on smoking prevention within the Polish School System. The research protocols, methods and data collection instruments of a standardized classroom based valid tobacco prevention program from Stanford University will be used for the study. The smoking prevention program is centred on drug resistance, personal self-management and increasing social skills. The program increases knowledge and uses coaching and practice to provide students with the skills to resist social pressures around cigarette use. The secondary outcome of this study is to determine the change in attitudes by Polish Medical Student regarding Cancer Prevention Research. During Smoking Prevention Program workshops, the 5-Session Curriculum for primary schools will be translated, applied and evaluated for polish students. This community-based pilot will engage medical students, the local school district and the local health authority. The Educational program meets the requirements set by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Guidelines for School Health Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use and Addiction. Following parental consent, the program will be implemented with all 7th and 8th grade students (children age 12-15 years) from the Elementary School in Tyniec Mały. This project is supported by the Head of Lower Silesian Oncology Center, the Head of Department of Oncology of Wroclaw Medical University, the Health and Social Affairs Department of City of Wroclaw and under the patronage of the Lower Silesia Governor's Office, the Polish Society of Oncology, the Polish Society of Public Health, the Lower Silesian Department of Polish Society of Cardiology and the European Association for Cancer Education (EACE). Smoking Prevention Program is funded by the READS Grant Program from the American Association for Cancer Education (AACE).

Conditions

Smoking; Smoking Behaviors; Smoking (Tobacco) Addiction; E-cigarette Use; Vaping

Keywords

tobacco prevention cancer; smoking prevention; cancer education; educational intervention; cardiovascular diseases prevention; youth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Smoking intention

  Change in smoking intention among elementary school students after program completion (score based on survey results).

  2 months

• Knowledge of negative consequences of smoking

  Change in knowledge about adverse effects of smoking after program completion (score based on survey results).

  2 months

Study Arms (1)

7th and 8th grade students (children age 12-15 years) from the elementary school

Behavioral: educational intervention

Interventions

educational intervention BEHAVIORAL

The program consists of five 50-minutes sessions conducted in person as scheduled during weekly class meetings. Educators will conduct workshops with PowerPoint presentations and worksheets dedicated to in-class activities.

7th and 8th grade students (children age 12-15 years) from the elementary school

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The program will be implemented with all 7th and 8th grade students (children age 12-15 years) from the Elementary School in Tyniec Mały.

You may qualify if:

• Students from Tyniec Mały
• th and 8th graders of the elementary school
• Parental consent
• Students consent

You may not qualify if:

• Lack of parental consent
• Lack of students consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wroclaw Medical University: lead
• Stanford Reach Lab - Tobacco Prevention Toolkit: collaborator
• American Association for Cancer Education: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Wroclaw Medical University

Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 50-367, Poland

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Birge M, Duffy S, Miler JA, Hajek P. What Proportion of People Who Try One Cigarette Become Daily Smokers? A Meta-Analysis of Representative Surveys. Nicotine Tob Res. 2018 Nov 15;20(12):1427-1433. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntx243.

  PMID: 29126298 BACKGROUND

• Kaleta D, Polanska K, Rzeznicki A, Stelmach W, Wojtysiak P. Tobacco use patterns, knowledge, attitudes towards tobacco and availability of tobacco control training among school personnel from a rural area in Poland. Tob Induc Dis. 2017 Jan 11;15:3. doi: 10.1186/s12971-016-0110-y. eCollection 2017.

  PMID: 28096794 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. 2020. Summary results of the global youth tobacco survey in selected countries of the WHO European Region. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Smoking; Behavior, Addictive; Vaping

Interventions

Early Intervention, Educational

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Health Services; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Preventive Health Services

Study Officials

• Łukasz Moskal, MD

  Wroclaw Medical University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Konrad Reszka, MD

  Wroclaw Medical University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Urszula Staszek-Szewczyk, MD, PhD

  Wroclaw Regional Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Brachytherapy

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Jagoda Łaba, MD

  Wroclaw Medical University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Krzysztof Szewczyk, MD, PhD

  Wroclaw Medical University, Department of Oncology, Division of Surgical Oncology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 29, 2022
• First Posted: August 5, 2022
• Study Start: March 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 13, 2022
• Study Completion: October 14, 2022
• Last Updated: August 9, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PL (1)