Smoking in the Paris Fire Brigade and Comparison According to the Type of Service (Permanent or On-call)

Tobacco use is one of the world's leading preventable causes of disease and premature death, and the physician has a central role in detecting smokers and helping them to quit.

Tobacco use in the military undermines fitness, readiness and performance, and increases health care costs.

A study conducted on a French Army contingent on external operations in Afghanistan have shown an increase in tobacco use in situation of operational constraints (stress, shift work, etc.). However, another study conducted in Ivory Coast on a mobile gendarmerie squadron showed no significant difference.

Among the American firefighters who have been exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, smoking have been shown to play an aggravating role in the recovery of lung function.

This study is aimed at assessing smoking prevalence in the Paris Fire Brigade, which is composed of young and healthy sportsmen and women who are exposed to strong operational constraints.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Tobacco Use
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Questionnaire

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 300

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Paris, France, 75017
    • Centre Médical de Champerret
  • Paris, France, 75020
    • Antenne médicale de Ménilmontant

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population will be composed of active military members of the Paris Fire Brigade.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be 18 years of age or older
• To be French
• To be an active military member
• To work in the Paris Fire Brigade

Exclusion Criteria:

• To be a civilian
• To be a reservist
• To be a foreigner

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion of smokers	The smoking status (smoker or non-smoker) will be determined according to the responses to the questionnaire. The proportion of smokers will be calculated by dividing the number of smokers by the total number of participants.	At enrollment (day 1)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 18, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 25, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): November 25, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 22, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 22, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): September 28, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 9, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 8, 2021
• Last Verified: March 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 2019PPRC12; 2020-A01843-36 (Other Identifier: IDRCB)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No