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N/A N=94 Prevention

Tobacco Dependence Treatment Education for Dental Students

Smoking

Enrolled (actual)
94
Serious AEs
Results posted
Aug 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: Change From Baseline in Attitude Score — .64; -.25 units on a scale

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Counseling practice sessions (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of Louisville
Primary completion
Apr 2012

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Attitude Score
.64; -.25
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Perceived Barriers Score
1.83; .87
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Subjective Norms Score
2.55; .67
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Perceived Skills Score
8.52; 3.38
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Self-efficacy Score
14.34; 7.66
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Intentions Score
7.88; 1.90
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Tobacco Cessation Knowledge Score
2.55; 2.60

Summary

This study determines if there is a difference in dental students' attitudes, perceived barriers, subjective norms, perceived skills, self-efficacy, intentions to provide cessation treatment, and cessation knowledge in those students receiving a tobacco cessation lecture along with practice sessions using standardized patients and those students receiving only a tobacco cessation lecture. The study determines if dental students' use of tobacco affects their intent to provide cessation treatment to patients, and if the time between receiving the lecture and participating in the practice sessions using standardized patients makes a difference in dental students' attitudes, perceived barriers, subjective norms. perceived skills, self-efficacy, intentions to provide cessation treatment, and cessation knowledge.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • must be a first year dental student in Introduction to Clinical Dentistry I at the study institution
  • volunteer to complete pre- and post-questionnaires concerning tobacco cessation treatment educational training.

Exclusion Criteria

  • subject does not complete pre- and post- questionnaires.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01522924). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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