Clinical trial NCT05240027: To Vape or Not to Vape
Official title: To Vape or Not to Vape
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Vaping
Lead sponsor: Methodist Health System
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-02-15
Enrollment: 363
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 12
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The overall goal of this study is to increase knowledge of vaping and its associated risks. This study will find the patterns of vaping, and how it all started among adolescents. Investigators want to know if students are aware of the serious and long term effects of vaping. This program titled, "To Vape or Not to Vape", will provide education to adolescents and young adults about the potential risk of vaping in an effort to assist with lowering the usage rates within the population. Content will include information about current statistics, potential short-term and long-term side-effects, and healthy alternatives for dealing with stress and peer-pressure. Investigators anticipate that this program will increase this population's knowledge about the risks of vaping products, and deter them from future use of the products. Effectiveness of this program will be measured by pre and post-tests. Investigators believe this program will make at least 50 percent of the participants more aware of the dangers and consequences of vaping, potentially lowering the rates of those participating in this habit while also preventing others from starting.

Detailed description: The overall goal of this study is to increase knowledge of vaping and its associated risks. This study will find the patterns of vaping, and how it all started among adolescents. Investigators want to know if students are aware of the serious and long term effects of vaping. This program titled, "To Vape or Not to Vape", will provide education to adolescents and young adults about the potential risk of vaping in an effort to assist with lowering the usage rates within the population. Content will include information about current statistics, potential short-term and long-term side-effects, and healthy alternatives for dealing with stress and peer-pressure. Investigators anticipate that this program will increase this population's knowledge about the risks of vaping products, and deter them from future use of the products. Effectiveness of this program will be measured by pre and post-tests.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* The program's targeted population is starting at the middle school grade levels, up to college.
* Live in the DFW metroplex
* Willing to participate throughout the presentation

Exclusion Criteria:

* Less than 12 years old
* Students that are not in the DFW metroplex

Primary outcomes:
measure: percentage of vape users
timeFrame: The program will last 5 months between March 2020 and August 2020.
measure: reasons for vaping
timeFrame: The program will last 5 months between March 2020 and August 2020.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Educational Effectiveness
timeFrame: The program will last 5 months between March 2020 and August 2020.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Dallas
country: United States
facility: Methodist Dallas Medical Center
state: Texas
Study officials:
affiliation: Methodist Health System Clinical Research Institute
name: Maiya Bangurah, MBA
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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