A Phase 2 interventional study of TAJ Plus (Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan) Plus the added class smoke free pledge in Asthma, Tobacco and Waterpipe, sponsored by University of Technology, Sydney. Completed. Open to male participants aged 11 Years to 14 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-09-10.
Sponsored by University of Technology, Sydney · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention
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Inclusion Criteria: students in grades 7 and 8 in Irbid city high schools, can speak and read in both Arabic and English, obtain parental agreement, attend regular school.
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Exclusion Criteria:students with other chronic diseases (rather than asthma),
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Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan (TAJ) Plus the added class smoke free pledge will be implemented in high schools in Jordan and will be compared to the TAJ alone for its efficacy in decreasing smoking rates, lowering CO1 levela and nicotine dependence.
Behavioral: TAJ Plus (Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan) Plus the added class smoke free pledge
TAJ Plus the class smoke free pledge will be implemented in high schools in Jordan and compared to TAJ alone
Behavioral: TAJ Plus (Adolescent Asthma Action in Jordan) Plus the added class smoke free pledge
Its is a school-based peer-led asthma and smoking prevention program that aims at improving asthma control and lowering nicotine dependence among smokers.
Also known as: Triple A in Jordan (TAJ)
nicotine dependence level
Self-administered nicotine dependence scale will be used in order to measure nicotine dependence level for adolescent smokers and passive smokers
Time frame: 3 months
Asthma Contol level
The pictorial version of the asthma control test will be measured for adolescents with asthma and recent wheezing
Time frame: 3 months
Carbon monoxide (CO) breath test
CO levels will be tested in adolescents' breath
Time frame: 3 months
knowledge about health effects of cigarettee smoking
Time frame: 3 months
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