An RCT of a Smartphone-based TID Programme

NCT ID: NCT03342768

Last Updated: 2018-09-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

163 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-03-22

Study Completion Date

2018-06-29

Brief Summary

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The study aims to test the effect a smartphone-based intervention on primary school students and their parents' attitudes towards tobacco industry and their tobacco-related communications.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Tobacco Industry Denormalisation Beliefs Tobacco-related Communications

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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TID

Messages will be sent 1-2 times per week containing information that aims to denormalise the tobacco industry.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Smartphone-based messages

Intervention Type OTHER

For the TID arm, the messages' contents include the tobacco industry's (TI's) anti-smoking campaigns that made smoking more grown-up and more appealing to youth; the TI's role in smoking in movies; etc.

For the sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) arm, the messages' contents include the disease conditions linked to SSBs, and the interference of sugar industry in scientific research.

Sugar sweetened beverages

Messages will be sent 1-2 times per week containing information on the adverse health effects of sugar sweetened beverages.

Group Type OTHER

Smartphone-based messages

Intervention Type OTHER

For the TID arm, the messages' contents include the tobacco industry's (TI's) anti-smoking campaigns that made smoking more grown-up and more appealing to youth; the TI's role in smoking in movies; etc.

For the sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) arm, the messages' contents include the disease conditions linked to SSBs, and the interference of sugar industry in scientific research.

Interventions

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Smartphone-based messages

For the TID arm, the messages' contents include the tobacco industry's (TI's) anti-smoking campaigns that made smoking more grown-up and more appealing to youth; the TI's role in smoking in movies; etc.

For the sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) arm, the messages' contents include the disease conditions linked to SSBs, and the interference of sugar industry in scientific research.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Parents and children should all understand Chinese.
* Parents should have a smartphone and use WhatsApp (a smartphone-based app)

Exclusion Criteria

* n/a
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Daniel Sai-Yin Ho

Principle investigator and associate professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sai Yin Ho, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Hong Kong

Locations

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Local primary schools

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

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coshdrama

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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