Adult Follow-up of Preventive Study With Brief Smoking Intervention for Adolescents (TuNAMI)

The purpose of this study was to see whether a brief intervention given in adolescence has an effect on smoking in adulthood. The investigators also wanted to clarify the significance of some known psychosocial risk factors of smoking in adulthood.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Smoking
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Brief intervention

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 2582
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Finland
  • Pirkanmaa
    • Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland, 33100
      • Department of General Practice, Medical School, University of Tampere, Finland

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 29 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Born on 1979.
• Living in Vaasa, Pietarsaari, Kokkola or Seinäjoki at school age.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other year of birth.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Lifestyle counseling	Behavioral: Brief intervention; The adolescents were shown a series of photographs of discoloured teeth caused by smoking. Then a mirror was given to the adolescent to let him/her see if similar stains could be seen on his/her teeth. Non-smoking adolescents also received positive feedback for being non-smokers. Duration of a single brief intervention was 2-3 minutes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
being a smoker	29 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
state of dental health	Decayed Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT, DMF), Decayed teeth (DT, D), Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Need (CPITN, CPIN)	29 years
daily smoking		15 years
amount of cigarettes smoked		29 years
smoking mother		15 years
smoking father		15 years
smoking sister		15 years
smoking brother		15 years
smoking best friend		15 years
smoking best friend		29 years
willingness to experiment with smoking		15 years
self-perceived health		29 years
asthma diagnosis		29 years
recurrent airway tract infections		29 years
self esteem	A 10-step questionnaire	15 years
smoking time		29 years
received 1-4 brief interventions at school age (Yes/No)		12-15 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Tampere University Hospital
• Collaborators: Medical Research Fund of the Tampere University Hospital, Finland

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Saari AJ, Kentala J, Mattila KJ. The smoking habit of a close friend or family member--how deep is the impact? A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2014 Feb 18;4(2):e003218. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003218.
• Saari AJ, Kentala J, Mattila KJ. Long-term effectiveness of adolescent brief tobacco intervention: a follow-up study. BMC Res Notes. 2012 Feb 16;5:101. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-101.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2008
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2010
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 4, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): May 5, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): June 1, 2011
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 31, 2011
• Last Verified: May 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Smoking; Adolescence; Brief intervention
• Other Study ID Numbers: R08017