IMPACT OF PAMPHLET ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH EFFECT OF SMOKING

Overview

Tobacco smoke is one of the most preventable cause of mortality and morbidity worlwide, this study is conducted to compare the knowledge of the health effects of smoking among undergraduates exposed and those not exposed to educational pamphlet. This is designed as a randomized clinical trial among 390 undergraduate in University of Benin Edo State Nigeria. Data collection tool was an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data obtained would be subjected to regression statistics using IBM SPSS version 21.0. The expected outcome will be a veritable tool in tobacco cessation model.

Full Title of Study: “IMPACT OF PAMPHLET ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH EFFECT OF SMOKING: A RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIAL.”

Study Type

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
• Study Primary Completion Date: September 30, 2017

Interventions

• Behavioral: PAMPHLET
  • EXPOSURE TO PAMPHLETS

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

• No Intervention: without pamphlet
  • NOT EXPOSED TO PAMPHLETS
• Experimental: with pamphlet
  • EXPOSED TO PAMPHLETS

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

• KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH EFFECT OF SMOKING
  • Time Frame: 7 MONTHS
  • QUESTIONNAIRE

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

• HEALTHY Exclusion Criteria:

• NOT CONSENTING

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 16 Years

Maximum Age: 40 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Investigator Details

• Lead Sponsor
  • University of Benin
• Collaborator
  • UBTH
• Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
  • Principal Investigator: Clement Chinedu Azodo, Head of Department – University of Benin