Process and Effect Evaluation of the KickAsh! Intervention

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

720 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-04

Study Completion Date

2024-10-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this evaluation study is to evaluate the KickAsh! intervention, an intervention aiming to prevent smoking initiation in adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic situations. This intervention will be implemented in youth social work organisation that offer sport and/or recreational activities for these adolescents. Youth workers will act as implementers of the intervention.

The main aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the intervention, whether it does or does not produce change in the smoking initiation behaviour of adolescents (= effect evaluation). Secondly, the study aims to evaluate the implementation process to generate more understanding concerning why the intervention does or does not produces change. Therefore, it will be investigated how the intervention was implemented, what exactly was implemented, in which context the intervention was implemented... (= process evaluation)

For the effect evaluation adolescents will be asked to fill in a questionaire at three time points. For the process evaluations interviews and focus groups will be organised with the adolescents and youth workers respectively.

Two groups will participate to this study: one group existing of organisations where the intervention will be implemented (=intervention group), and one group where the intervention will not be implemented (= control group).

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Smoking Cigarette Smoking Tobacco Smoking Smoking Prevention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

A two-arm non-randomized controlled trail with a mixed-methods approach will be conducted. Youth social work organisations will be assigned to one of the two groups: 1. one group will receive the intervention (intervention group), 2. another group will not receive the intervention (control group). Measurements will take place in both groups at the same time.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention group

A smoking initiation prevention intervention (called KickAsh! intervention) will be implemented in 12 youth social work organisations offering sport and/or recreational activities, during a period of three months (October 2023 to December 2023).Youth workers will act as implementers of the intervention. Approximately 5 youth workers per organisation will participate in the study. Adolescents participating in the youth social work organisations will receive the intervention. Approximately 25 adolescents per organisation will participate in the study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

KickAsh! intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The general aim of the KickAsh! intervention is to prevent smoking initiation in adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic situations. The intervention exists of different components concerning smoking prevention. Most components have a direct influence on smoking initiation by affecting several determinants of the adolescents. These components include smoke-free games, mood boards, a smoke-free camp, the Kick some Ash!-challenge and exercises concerning self-efficacy and skills. Yet, some of the components target adolescents by influencing their environment, i.e. smoking policy in the organisation and youth workers as role models. All components are developed using a combination of theoretical methods to change or influence these determinants or environmental factors.

Control group

12 other youth social work organisations offering sport and/or recreational activities will be allocated to the control group. This group will not receive the KickAsh! intervention. Approximately 5 youth workers per organisation will participate in the study. Approximately 25 adolescents per organisation will participate in the study.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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KickAsh! intervention

The general aim of the KickAsh! intervention is to prevent smoking initiation in adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic situations. The intervention exists of different components concerning smoking prevention. Most components have a direct influence on smoking initiation by affecting several determinants of the adolescents. These components include smoke-free games, mood boards, a smoke-free camp, the Kick some Ash!-challenge and exercises concerning self-efficacy and skills. Yet, some of the components target adolescents by influencing their environment, i.e. smoking policy in the organisation and youth workers as role models. All components are developed using a combination of theoretical methods to change or influence these determinants or environmental factors.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged between 10 and 15 years old
* Participate in activities offered by a youth social work organisation during the implementation period
* Have sufficient understanding of the Dutch language