An Integrated Program to Promote Anti-cannabis Messages

May 26, 2023 updated by: Dr Katherine Lam, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

An Integrated Program Led by Nursing Students as Peer Role Models With Robots to Promote Anti-cannabis Messages in Parents and Their Children

The number of youngsters abusing cannabis is surging, the public health consequences caused by cannabis can be unpredictable. Educating the public especially the young population about cannabis need to be highlighted. To successfully promote anti-cannabis messages to youngsters and prevent them from taking cannabis, the involvement of their parents and modern technology such as robots can be helpful. This project aims to educate the young population and their parents about cannabis, particularly its legal consequences and clarifying their misconceptions.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A pre-post study design will be used. A total of 50 nursing students and 150 parent-child-dyads will be recruited by sending mass emails or sending invitation letters. The nursing students are in their year 2 or above bachelor program in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The inclusion criteria for parent-child-dyads include: (1) children who are aged 13 - 20, (2) children who have a parent who are willing to join with the child, and (3) parent-child dyads who are able to speak in Cantonese and write in Chinese. The outcome measures will cover demographic data, the knowledge about cannabis-related harm, the permissive attitude towards smoking cannabis and drugs trafficking.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Hong Kong
    • Hong Kong,China
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong,China, Hong Kong, 0000
        • Katherine Lam

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  • children who are aged 13 - 20
  • children who have a parent who are willing to join with the child

Exclusion Criteria:

-parents and children who are not able to speak Cantonese and write in Chinese

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: pre- and post-educational group
This project will deliver an integrated program by nursing students with robots to clarify the misunderstanding about cannabis among parents and their children in Hong Kong
Other: A community-based network training program
A 3-phase program including establishing a community-based network, video competition, and Video promotions will be conducted.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The Beat Drugs Fund Question Set No. 24 for knowledge at baseline
Time Frame: at baseline
The Beat Drugs Fund Question Set No. 24 (Knowledge about Cannabis-related Harms Pre/post-activity Evaluation Questionnaire) will be used to measure the knowledge about cannabis-related harm among youngsters and their parents, and the nursing students
at baseline
The Beat Drugs Fund Question Set No. 24 for knowledge at the end of educational workshops completion
Time Frame: at the end of educational workshops completion, an average of 10 months
The Beat Drugs Fund Question Set No. 24 (Knowledge about Cannabis-related Harms Pre/post-activity Evaluation Questionnaire) will be used to measure the knowledge about cannabis-related harm among youngsters and their parents, and the nursing students
at the end of educational workshops completion, an average of 10 months
The BDF Question Set No. 25 for attitude towards Smoking Cannabis at baseline
Time Frame: at baseline
The BDF Question Set No. 25 (Permissive Attitude towards Smoking Cannabis Pre/Post-Activity Evaluation Questionnaire) will be used to assess the permissive attitude towards smoking cannabis among youngsters and their parents, and the nursing students
at baseline
The BDF Question Set No. 25 for attitude towards Smoking Cannabis at the end of educational workshops completion
Time Frame: at the end of educational workshops completion, an average of 10 months
The BDF Question Set No. 25 (Permissive Attitude towards Smoking Cannabis Pre/Post-Activity Evaluation Questionnaire) will be used to assess the permissive attitude towards smoking cannabis among youngsters and their parents, and the nursing students
at the end of educational workshops completion, an average of 10 months
The BDF Question Set No. 26 for attitude towards drugs trafficking at baseline
Time Frame: at baseline
The BDF Question Set No. 26 (Questionnaire to Measure Attitude towards Drug Trafficking) will be used to record the permissive attitude towards drugs trafficking among youngsters and their parents, and the nursing students
at baseline
The BDF Question Set No. 26 for attitude towards drugs trafficking at the end of educational workshops completion
Time Frame: at the end of educational workshops completion, an average of 10 months
The BDF Question Set No. 26 (Questionnaire to Measure Attitude towards Drug Trafficking) will be used to record the permissive attitude towards drugs trafficking among youngsters and their parents, and the nursing students
at the end of educational workshops completion, an average of 10 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Investigators

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

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

September 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 11, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

June 12, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 12, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2023

Last Verified

May 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Anti-cannabis promoting

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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