Training Secondary School Students as Anti-smoke Ambassadors Using the Service-learning Model

Sponsor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Other)

Overall Status

Active, not recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05897346

Collaborator

(none)

368

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

10.2

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Smoking Cessation	Other: 'Learning while serving' training program Other: Usual care	N/A

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.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

368 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

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.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.

Masking:

Single (Participant)

Masking Description:

The research assistant undertaking recruitment will be responsible for data collection and be blinded to the group assignment.

Primary Purpose:

Health Services Research

Official Title:

Learning While Serving: Training Secondary School Students as Anti-smoke Ambassadors Using the Service-learning Model

Actual Study Start Date :

Apr 1, 2023

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Apr 1, 2026

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Apr 1, 2026

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group Secondary school students will be required to join a 3-phase 'Learning while serving' program.	Other: 'Learning while serving' training program The training program will involve training workshops, hands-on sessions, and a smoker referral competition.
Other: Control group Secondary school students will be only required to attend a 3-hour training workshops.	Other: Usual care A 3-hour training workshops in the control group are regarded as usual care since the training workshops are also conducted regularly to other secondary or tertiary schools.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Intervention group

Secondary school students will be required to join a 3-phase 'Learning while serving' program.

Other: 'Learning while serving' training program

The training program will involve training workshops, hands-on sessions, and a smoker referral competition.

Other: Control group

Secondary school students will be only required to attend a 3-hour training workshops.

Other: Usual care

A 3-hour training workshops in the control group are regarded as usual care since the training workshops are also conducted regularly to other secondary or tertiary schools.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

The self-designed logbook for number of referrals at 6-month follow-up [at 6-month follow-up]
The number of smokers that referred to Youth Quitline will be recorded by using a self-designed logbook.

Secondary Outcome Measures

The Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at baseline [at baseline]
Students' level of knowledge in smoking cessation and the AWARD model will be assessed by using the Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at the end of training program [at the end of training program, an average of 2 years]
Students' level of knowledge in smoking cessation and the AWARD model will be assessed by using the Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at 3-month follow-up [at 3-month follow-up]
Students' level of knowledge in smoking cessation and the AWARD model will be assessed by using the Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at 6-month follow-up [at 6-month follow-up]
Students' level of knowledge in smoking cessation and the AWARD model will be assessed by using the Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at 12-month follow-up [at 12-month follow-up]
Students' level of knowledge in smoking cessation and the AWARD model will be assessed by using the Knowledge towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at baseline [at baseline]
Students' practice and attitude towards smoking cessation and the AWARD model will be assessed by using the Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at the end of training program [at the end of training program, an average of 2 years]
Students' practice and attitude towards smoking cessation and the AWARD model will be assessed by using the Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at 3-month follow-up [at 3-month follow-up]
Students' practice and attitude towards smoking cessation and the AWARD model will be assessed by using the Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at 6-month follow-up [at 6-month follow-up]
Students' practice and attitude towards smoking cessation and the AWARD model will be assessed by using the Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire at 12-month follow-up [at 12-month follow-up]
Students' practice and attitude towards smoking cessation and the AWARD model will be assessed by using the Attitude/Practice towards Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire at baseline [at baseline]
Students' self-efficacy in using the AWARD model will be measured by using the Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire at the end of training program [at the end of training program, an average of 2 years]
Students' self-efficacy in using the AWARD model will be measured by using the Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire at 3-month follow-up [at 3-month follow-up]
Students' self-efficacy in using the AWARD model will be measured by using the Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire at 6-month follow-up [at 6-month follow-up]
Students' self-efficacy in using the AWARD model will be measured by using the Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire at 12-month follow-up [at 12-month follow-up]
Students' self-efficacy in using the AWARD model will be measured by using the Self-efficacy to Quit Evaluation Questionnaire.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

secondary school students (Forms 2-4)

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Katherine Lam	Hong Kong	Hong Kong,China	Hong Kong	0000

Sponsors and Collaborators

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Ka Wai Katherine Lam, School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Dr Katherine Lam, Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05897346

Other Study ID Numbers:

HP_Anti-smoke ambassadors

First Posted:

Jun 9, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Jun 9, 2023

Last Verified:

May 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Dr Katherine Lam, Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Adolescents

Training Activities

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Self Efficacy

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 9, 2023