Clinical trial NCT05897346: Training Secondary School Students as Anti-smoke Ambassadors Using the Service-learning Model
Official title: Learning While Serving: Training Secondary School Students as Anti-smoke Ambassadors Using the Service-learning Model
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Smoking Cessation
Keywords: Adolescents
Training Activities
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Self Efficacy
Lead sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-06-09
Enrollment: 368
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: 14 clusters will be randomized to the intervention or control group using a 1:1 ratio by a research assistant using an independent computerized randomization sequence process.
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: Building the community's capacity by training youngsters to refer smokers to professional smoking cessation services offers a good strategy to support smoking cessation. Peer pressure is considered the most common reason for smoking in young people. Smoking cessation interventions that target peers are likely to have substantial effects. This health promotion project based on the service-learning model will provide opportunity for young people to learn and practice the AWARD model with hands-on experience under the supervision of nursing students who are considered experienced peer counselors.

Detailed description: A hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation design will be adopted. A randomized sample of 368 students will be recruited from 14 secondary schools (Forms 2-4). The outcome measures will include demographic characteristics, the level of knowledge in smoking cessation and the AWARD model, the practice and attitude towards smoking cessation and the AWARD model, and the self-efficacy in using the AWARD model.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* secondary school students (Forms 2-4)

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Primary outcomes:
measure: The self-designed logbook for number of referrals at 6-month follow-up
timeFrame: at 6-month follow-up
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at baseline
timeFrame: at baseline
measure: The Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at the end of training program
timeFrame: at the end of training program, an average of 2 years
measure: The Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at 3-month follow-up
timeFrame: at 3-month follow-up
measure: The Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at 6-month follow-up
timeFrame: at 6-month follow-up
measure: The Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at 12-month follow-up
timeFrame: at 12-month follow-up
measure: The Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at baseline
timeFrame: at baseline
measure: The Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at the end of training program
timeFrame: at the end of training program, an average of 2 years
measure: The Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at 3-month follow-up
timeFrame: at 3-month follow-up
measure: The Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at 6-month follow-up
timeFrame: at 6-month follow-up
measure: The Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at 12-month follow-up
timeFrame: at 12-month follow-up
measure: The Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire at baseline
timeFrame: at baseline
measure: The Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire at the end of training program
timeFrame: at the end of training program, an average of 2 years
measure: The Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire at 3-month follow-up
timeFrame: at 3-month follow-up
measure: The Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire at 6-month follow-up
timeFrame: at 6-month follow-up
measure: The Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire at 12-month follow-up
timeFrame: at 12-month follow-up
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Hong Kong
country: Hong Kong
facility: Katherine Lam
state: Hong Kong,China
Study officials:
affiliation: School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
name: Ka Wai Katherine Lam
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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