Evaluation Study on Smoke-free Teens Programme 2020-2021

The objectives are:

i. To evaluate Smoke-free Teens' change in knowledge on smoking hazards, attitudes towards smoking, tobacco control and smoking cessation, and practices for promoting smoking prevention and cessation, ii. To evaluate the process and quality of smoke-free programmes organized by the Smoke-free Teens in their schools/community, and iii. To measure the number of people reached in the smoke-free programmes organized by the Smoke-free Teens.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Smoking Cessation
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: six sessions of online classes and virtual training day camps through Zoom in two days

Detailed Description

Participants Youth between Form 1 and 4 or aged 14 to 18 in the school academic year 2019-2020 will be nominated by secondary schools, youth centres and uniform groups to participate in the Smoke-free Teens Programme 2020-2021.

Outcomes The primary outcomes include the change in (1) knowledge on smoking hazards, (2) attitudes towards smoking, tobacco control and smoking cessation, (3) practices for promoting smoking prevention and cessation, and (4) the Smoke-free Teens' satisfaction on the training camp.

The secondary outcomes are (1) the number of people participated in the school- or community-based smoke-free programmes organised by the Smoke-free Teens, and (2) the number of smokers advised and referred to existing smoking cessation services by the Smoke-free Teens.

Smoke-free Teens Programme The Smoke-free teens will join six sessions of online classes via an e-platform in October 2020 and followed by virtual training day camps through Zoom in two days in December 2020 organized by Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (COSH). The online classes will educate students the knowledge on smoking hazards, tobacco control and smoking cessation.In addition, the teens will be taught how to deliver a brief smoking cessation intervention using the "AWARD" Model: 1) Ask about smoking, 2) Warn the smokers that at least half will be killed by smoking, 3) Advise to quit (reduce) as soon as possible, 4) Refer to cessation clinics or hotlines, and 5) Do it again until the smokers quit. By the end of the training camp, the teens should be confident and competent in delivering the brief smoking cessation intervention to smokers. After the online classes, the teens will then break down into groups to organize smoke-free programmes in their schools or in the community.

Survey instrument A structured questionnaire designed by the smoking cessation team, School of Nursing, the University of Hong Kong will be used to evaluate the training camp. The questionnaire covers four areas, including (1) knowledge on smoking hazards, (2) attitudes towards smoking, tobacco control and smoking cessation, (3) practices for promoting smoking prevention and cessation, and (4) self-efficacy to deliver smoking cessation advices. The items of the questionnaire have been adopted and modified from previous studies on smoking cessation, with well-established psychometric properties. A process evaluation form (Appendix 4) will also be developed by the smoking cessation team to assess how the teens satisfy with the online classes and training camp, and to determine whether the content of online classes and training camp meets the learning needs and expectations of the teens. Table 1 shows the items that will be asked at each time point.

To evaluate the smoke-free programmes organized after the training camp, each group of the Smoke-free Teens will be required to submit a written proposal to COSH. In addition, a final report that contains the information about the number of people reached by the programmes, publicity, and the process and outcomes of the programmes, will be submitted for review.

Data collection Data collection will be conducted by COSH. All Smoke-free Teens will be invited to respond to the structured questionnaire at baseline (T1), immediately after the online classes (T2), and 3 months later (T4). In addition, they will be asked to complete a process evaluation form immediately after the training camp (T3). Comments and suggestions provided by the teens in the process evaluation form will be taken into account for future improvement of the training camp. In addition, each group of teens will have to submit the written proposal and final report regarding the smoke-free programme to COSH at 3 months (T4), respectively.

Statistical analysis The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS: Version 23; SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) for Windows will be employed to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics will be used to describe the demographic characteristics of the Smoke-free Teens. Paired samples t-test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test will be conducted to assess the change in knowledge, attitudes and practices of the Smoke-free Teens regarding smoking, tobacco control and smoking cessation before and after the training camp. To evaluate the smoke-free programmes organized by the Smoke-free Teens after the training camp, descriptive statistics will be used to report the number of people reached by the programmes, publicity, and the process and outcomes of the programmes.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 173
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Hong Kong
  • HK
    • Hong Kong, HK, Hong Kong
      • William Ho-cheung Li

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria: be able to communicate with Cantonese, nominated by secondary schools, youth centres and uniform groups -

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Other: six sessions of online classes and virtual training day camps through Zoom in two days; The Smoke-free teens will join six sessions of online classes via an e-platform in October 2020 and followed by virtual training day camps through Zoom in two days in December 2020 organized by COSH. The online classes will educate students the knowledge on smoking hazards, tobacco control and smoking cessation. In addition, the teens will be taught how to deliver a brief smoking cessation intervention using the "AWARD" Model. After the online classes, the teens will then break down into groups to organize smoke-free programmes in their schools or in the community. All Smoke-free Teens will be invited to respond to the structured questionnaire at baseline (T1), immediately after the online classes (T2), and 3 months later (T4). They will be asked to complete a process evaluation form immediately after the training camp (T3). Each group of teens will have to submit the written proposal and final report regarding the smoke-free programme to COSH at 3 months (T4), respectively.

Other: six sessions of online classes and virtual training day camps through Zoom in two days; The Smoke-free teens will join six sessions of online classes via an e-platform in October 2020 and followed by virtual training day camps through Zoom in two days in December 2020 organized by COSH. The online classes will educate students the knowledge on smoking hazards, tobacco control and smoking cessation. In addition, the teens will be taught how to deliver a brief smoking cessation intervention using the "AWARD" Model. After the online classes, the teens will then break down into groups to organize smoke-free programmes in their schools or in the community. All Smoke-free Teens will be invited to respond to the structured questionnaire at baseline (T1), immediately after the online classes (T2), and 3 months later (T4). They will be asked to complete a process evaluation form immediately after the training camp (T3). Each group of teens will have to submit the written proposal and final report regarding the smoke-free programme to COSH at 3 months (T4), respectively.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Knowledge on smoking hazards at baseline level	Smoke-free Teens' knowledge on smoking hazards at baseline level will be measured by the scale called "knowledge on smoking hazards" in a self-reporting structured questionnaire.	Baseline
The change in knowledge on smoking hazards	The change in Smoke-free Teens' knowledge on smoking hazards immediately after the online classes and 3 months will be measured by the scale called "knowledge on smoking hazards" in a self-reporting structured questionnaire.	Baseline, immediately after the online classes and 3 months
Attitudes towards smoking, tobacco control and smoking cessation at baseline level	Smoke-free Teens' attitudes towards smoking, tobacco control and smoking cessation at baseline level will be measured by the scale called "attitudes towards smoking, tobacco control and smoking cessation" in a self-reporting structured questionnaire.	Baseline
The change in attitudes towards smoking, tobacco control and smoking cessation	The change in Smoke-free Teens' attitudes towards smoking, tobacco control and smoking cessation immediately after the online classes and 3 months will be measured by the scale called "attitudes towards smoking, tobacco control and smoking cessation" in a self-reporting structured questionnaire.	Baseline, immediately after the online classes and 3 months
Practices for promoting smoking prevention and cessation at baseline level	Smoke-free Teens' practices for promoting smoking prevention and cessation at baseline level will be measured by the scale called "practices for promoting smoking prevention and cessation" in a self-reporting structured questionnaire	Baseline
The change in practices for promoting smoking prevention and cessation	The change in Smoke-free Teens' practices for promoting smoking prevention and cessation after 3 months will be measured by the scale called "practices for promoting smoking prevention and cessation" in a self-reporting structured questionnaire.	Baseline and 3 months
Self-efficacy to deliver smoking cessation advices at baseline level	Smoke-free Teens' self-efficacy to deliver smoking cessation advices at baseline level will be measured by the scale called "self-efficacy to deliver smoking cessation advices" in a self-reporting structured questionnaire.	Baseline
The change in self-efficacy to deliver smoking cessation advices	The change in Smoke-free Teens' self-efficacy to deliver smoking cessation advices immediately after the training camp, after after the online classes and 3 months will be measured by the scale called "self-efficacy to deliver smoking cessation advices" in a self-reporting structured questionnaire.	Baseline, immediately after the online classes and 3 months
Process evaluation of the training camp	Smoke-free Teens' feedback and views of the training camp will be measured immediately after the training camp by the scale called "process evaluation" in a self-reporting structured questionnaire.	immediately after the training camp

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The number of people participated in the school- or community-based smoke-free programmes organized by the Smoke-free Teens after the training camp	After the online classes, the teens will be required to organize smoke-free programmes in their schools or communities so as to deliver brief smoking cessation intervention and to promote smoke-free messages in their schools and communities. The number of people participated in these school- or community-based smoke-free programmes will be measured by a final report submitted by the teens that indicate the relevant information.	3 months
The number of smokers advised and referred to existing smoking cessation	After the online classes, the teens will organize smoke-free programmes in their schools or in the communities so as to deliver brief smoking cessation intervention and to promote smoke-free messages in their schools and communities. The number of smokers the teens advised and referred to existing smoking cessation services during these school- or community-based smoke-free programmes will be measured by a final report submitted by the teens that indicate the relevant information.	3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: William LI, Phd, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 30, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 31, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): July 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 16, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 16, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): October 22, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 25, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 22, 2021
• Last Verified: December 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Teens; Smoke-free
• Other Study ID Numbers: Smoke-free Teens 2020

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Yes
• IPD Plan Description: The relevant anonymized patient level data, full dataset, technical appendix, and statistical code are available on reasonable request. The approval from the Principal Investigator for the purpose of data use is required.
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: After the project is completed and the results of the project has been published.
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: Request could be sent to Principal Investigator (william3@hku.hk)

Drug and device information, study documents

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