Media Literacy to Prevent Adolescent Smoking

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Smoking Status

In brief

The purpose of this project is to determine if a 3-session anti-smoking media literacy based intervention is more effective that a standard 3-session anti-smoking media literacy intervention at changing students' intention to smoke, actual smoking behavior, attitudes and norms regarding smoking, and level of media literacy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00398190

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

1211

Starts

2006-10-01

Expected to finish

2009-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-26

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• High school student enrolled in health class at participating schools
• Must be able to use computer interface for submission of data

You may not qualify if…

• Child does not wish to participate
• Parent does not wish child to participate
• Less than 13 or more than 18 years old

Where it is running

• McKeesport High School — McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States
• Carrick High School — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• Schenley High School — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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