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ArticleBMC public health2023

Study protocol of the Our Futures Vaping Trial: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-based eHealth intervention to prevent e-cigarette use among adolescents.

Lauren A Gardner, Amy-Leigh Rowe, Emily Stockings, Katrina E Champion, Leanne Hides, Nyanda McBride, Steve Allsop, Siobhan O'Dean, Matthew Sunderland, Yong Yi Lee and 10 more

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Lauren A GardnerThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. lauren.gardner@sydney.edu.au.
Amy-Leigh RoweThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Emily StockingsThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Katrina E ChampionThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Leanne HidesSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Nyanda McBrideNational Drug and Research Institute, EnAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Steve AllsopNational Drug and Research Institute, EnAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Siobhan O'DeanThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Matthew SunderlandThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Yong Yi LeeHealth Economics Group, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Cathy MihalopoulosHealth Economics Group, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Becky FreemanSchool of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Janni LeungSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Hayden McRobbieNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Lexine StapinskiThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Nicole LeeNational Drug and Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Louise ThorntonThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Jennifer DebenhamThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Maree TeessonThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Nicola C NewtonThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
University of Sydney · AUCurtin University · AUUniversity of Queensland · AUMonash University · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEffective and scalable prevention approaches are urgently needed to address the rapidly increasing rates of e-cigarette use among adolescents. School-based eHealth interventions can be an efficient, effective, and economical approach, yet there are none targeting e-cigarettes within Australia. This paper describes the protocol of the OurFutures Vaping Trial which aims to evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the first school-based eHealth intervention targeting e-cigarettes in Australia.

methodsA two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial will be conducted among Year 7 and 8 students (aged 12-14 years) in 42 secondary schools across New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland, Australia. Using stratified block randomisation, schools will be assigned to either the OurFutures Vaping Program intervention group or an active control group (health education as usual). The intervention consists of four web-based cartoon lessons and accompanying activities delivered during health education over a four-week period. Whilst primarily focused on e-cigarette use, the program simultaneously addresses tobacco cigarette use. Students will complete online self-report surveys at baseline, post-intervention, 6-, 12-, 24-, and 36-months after baseline. The primary outcome is the uptake of e-cigarette use at 12-month follow-up. Secondary outcomes include the uptake of tobacco smoking, frequency/quantity of e-cigarettes use and tobacco smoking, intentions to use e-cigarettes/tobacco cigarettes, knowledge about e-cigarettes/tobacco cigarettes, motives and attitudes relating to e-cigarettes, self-efficacy to resist peer pressure and refuse e-cigarettes, mental health, quality of life, and resource utilisation. Generalized mixed effects regression will investigate whether receiving the intervention reduces the likelihood of primary and secondary outcomes. Cost-effectiveness and the effect on primary and secondary outcomes will also be examined over the longer-term. DISCUSSION: If effective, the intervention will be readily accessible to schools via the OurFutures platform and has the potential to make substantial health and economic impact. Without such intervention, young Australians will be the first generation to use nicotine at higher rates than previous generations, thereby undoing decades of effective tobacco control.

trial registrationThe trial has been prospectively registered with the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12623000022662; date registered: 10/01/2023).

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsVapingAdolescentAustraliaHumansQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSchoolsAdolescenceE-cigaretteseHealthPreventionSchool-based interventionTobaccoVaping

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PMID37046211
PMCPMC10090743
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