Randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of a schools-based, peer-led, smoking intervention
ISRCTN | ISRCTN55572965 |
---|---|
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN55572965 |
Secondary identifying numbers | G9900538 |
- Submission date
- 25/10/2000
- Registration date
- 25/10/2000
- Last edited
- 24/11/2010
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Respiratory
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Laurence Moore
Scientific
Scientific
School of Social Sciences
Cardiff University
King Edward VII Ave
Cardiff
CF10 3WT
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)29 208 75387 |
---|---|
MooreL1@cf.ac.uk |
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
---|---|
Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Not specified |
Study type | Not Specified |
Scientific title | |
Study acronym | ASSIST (A Stop Smoking in Schools Trial) |
Study objectives | 1. To ascertain whether peer-leaders can be recruited and trained to reduce take-up of smoking among their peers and encourage those peers to maintain their non-smoking status 2. To ascertain whether those peer-leaders may also impact on smoking cessation among peers 3. To assess the costs of the intervention against a range of outcomes using a 'costs & consequences' approach 4. To undertake a process evaluation and produce an intervention manual |
Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration. |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Public health, social medicine |
Intervention | Smoking behaviour of Year 8 pupils, followed up for 2 years |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Change in smoking prevalence among the 'high risk' group (experimenters, ex-smokers and less than weekly smokers), change in prevalence in the year group. Smoking prevalence is operationalised as that proportion having smoking in the last 7 days. |
Secondary outcome measures | Perception of norms regarding adolescent smoking, intention to quit. |
Overall study start date | 01/01/2001 |
Completion date | 30/04/2005 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
---|---|
Age group | Child |
Sex | Not Specified |
Target number of participants | 750 |
Key inclusion criteria | Year 8 pupils in state secondary schools, where schools, parents and pupils agree to participation |
Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2001 |
Date of final enrolment | 30/04/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- Wales
Study participating centre
School of Social Sciences
Cardiff
CF10 3WT
United Kingdom
CF10 3WT
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Cardiff University (UK)
University/education
University/education
Cardiff University
Main Building
Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3XQ
Wales
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)29 2087 4000 |
---|---|
Website | http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/ |
https://ror.org/03kk7td41 |
Funders
Funder type
Research council
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Government organisation / National government
- Alternative name(s)
- Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
- Location
- United Kingdom
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
---|---|
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protocol article | protocol: | 22/04/2005 | Yes | No | |
Results article | results: | 10/05/2008 | Yes | No | |
Results article | results | 01/12/2009 | Yes | No |