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Peer-to-peer Tobacco and ENDS Prevention (PPSM)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03491865
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (unfunded)
First Posted : April 9, 2018
Last Update Posted : September 11, 2019
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Real Prevention, LLC

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

In Phase I, the REAL media Plus prototype will be developed and a usability test conducted among students and teachers.

In Phase II a group randomized trial will be conducted among 27 high schools to evaluate the effects of REAL media Plus on smoking and vaping.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Substance Use Behavioral: REAL media Plus curriculum Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

In Phase I, participants will participate in pilot and usability tests of the curriculum prototype. For the pilot test, teachers and students will use the curriculum prototype and then be interviewed about it. For the usability test, students and teachers will use the revised curriculum and be interviewed/complete short survey. Teachers will provide consent and students will have parental consent and their own assent.

In Phase II, a group randomized trial will be conducted during Spring semester 2020 among 9th grade student in 27 high schools in the Hillsborough County Public School system randomly assigned to treatment and control (14 treatment and 13 control). All students will complete a pretest survey. Students in two health classes in treatments schools will participate in the REAL media Plus curriculum and complete a short immediate posttest survey to rate their experience. All students will then complete two posttests. Students will have parental consent and provide their own assent.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 0 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Peer-to-peer Social Media Diffusion of Tobacco and ENDS Use Prevention Messages
Estimated Study Start Date : September 1, 2018
Estimated Primary Completion Date : May 31, 2021
Estimated Study Completion Date : May 31, 2021
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: REAL media Plus
Participants in this group will be assigned to use the REAL media Plus curriculum.
 Behavioral: REAL media Plus curriculum
REAL media Plus is a 7-level, interactive, self-paced, e-learning media literacy curriculum to prevent youth smoking and vaping use.
No Intervention: programming as usual
Participants in this group will participate in their usual school curriculum. They will have the opportunity to use the REAL media Plus curriculum at the conclusion of the study.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Smoking and Vaping Use [ Time Frame: Change in llifetime (e.g., ever tried) use from baseline to 9 months post baseline ]
    Change in 5-item Lifetime Substance Use Measure Self reported lifetime use of (e.g., whether you ever tried) cigarettes and vaping. Response options include Yes and No.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   13 Years to 16 Years   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Attendance at participating schools; 9th grade student status (for student participants, both phase 1 and 2); status as a teacher/counselor (for phase 1); written parental consent and assent from students (phase 1 and 2); written consent from counselors/teachers (phase 1); and all individuals must be willing to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

Exclusion criteria include the inability to speak or read American English, use a computer, or navigate the Internet and, for youth, lack of parental consent.

Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03491865


Locations
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United States, New Jersey
REAL Prevention LLC
Clifton, New Jersey, United States, 07013
Sponsors and Collaborators
Real Prevention, LLC
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Michael Hecht, PhD Real Prevention, LLC
More Information
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Responsible Party: Real Prevention, LLC
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03491865    
Other Study ID Numbers: 284105
First Posted: April 9, 2018    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: September 11, 2019
Last Verified: September 2019
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Undecided

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders