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ArticleBMC public health2026

Study protocol for a quasi-experimental investigation of the effectiveness of the 'CATCH My Breath' vaping prevention curriculum at preventing vaping outcomes among high school students in Ontario, Canada.

Adam G Cole, Lucas R W Fairs, Caroline Barakat, Dale Mantey, Marcella Bianco, Anne Philipneri, Celina Degano, Scott T Leatherdale, Steven H Kelder

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Article in BMC public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06825338 (Investigating the Effectiveness of the 'CATCH My Breath' Vaping Prevention Curriculum at Preventing Vaping Initiation Among High School Students in Ontario, Canada), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Investigating the Effectiveness of the 'CATCH My Breath' Vaping Prevention Curriculum at Preventing Vaping Initiation Among High School Students in Ontario, Canada

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Ontario Institute of TechnologyRan2025 to 2028Enrolled5,600ConditionsVaping BehaviorsArmsCATCH My Breath
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Adam G ColeFaculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe St N, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 0C5, Canada. adam.cole@ontariotechu.ca.
Lucas R W FairsFaculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe St N, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 0C5, Canada.
Caroline BarakatFaculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe St N, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 0C5, Canada.
Dale ManteySchool of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Marcella BiancoCATCH Global Foundation, Austin, Texas, USA.
Anne PhilipneriPublic Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Celina DeganoPublic Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Scott T LeatherdaleSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Steven H KelderSchool of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.

Funding

CIHR PJT-195799
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Abstract

backgroundVaping is prevalent among youth in Canada, and youth who vape are at risk of becoming addicted to nicotine and continuing to vape. Given these risks, there is a need to identify effective prevention approaches. The goal of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the 'CATCH My Breath' (CMB) vaping prevention curriculum at preventing vaping outcomes among a cohort of high school students in Ontario, Canada.

methodsThis quasi-experimental study will use a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. A purposive sample of 28 high schools in Ontario, Canada will be recruited, and a trained presenter will deliver the CMB curriculum to grade 9 students during selected classes. CMB is a school-based vaping prevention curriculum with demonstrated success in the United States that incorporates theory to foster social competence and social influence resistance skills. Students in the intervention group will complete online surveys before exposure to the curriculum, and 3- and 12-months later to identify changes in vaping knowledge and attitudes, susceptibility to vaping among non-vapers, vaping initiation, and current vaping. These data will be compared to a matched sample of school- and student-level data from the COMPASS study, an ongoing longitudinal cohort study of youth health behaviours. Descriptive analysis of baseline data will produce a profile of demographics and baseline characteristics and identify any imbalances between the intervention and comparison groups that should be accounted for in later analyses. Multilevel regression models will test for intervention effects while controlling for baseline differences through the use of covariates. DISCUSSION: To our knowledge, there are no published studies demonstrating that a vaping program can prevent vaping initiation among high school students. As a result, there is not enough evidence for schools to confidently implement programs that address vaping. Given the demand from Canadian high schools for vaping prevention programming, there is a need to further examine the impact of CMB to inform program recommendations to schools.

trial registrationThis study has been registered with ClinicalTrials.gov on Feb 7, 2025 (NCT06825338).

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CurriculumStudentsVapingAdolescentFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMulticenter Studies as TopicNon-Randomized Controlled Trials as TopicOntarioProgram EvaluationSchoolsAdolescentCATCH my breathE-cigarette usePrevention educationQuasi-experimental studyVapingYouth

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