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Source
Brief title
Health condition
tobacco smoking
electronic cigarette use
e-cigarette use
adolescents
high schools
nicotine
tabak
roken
elektronische sigaretten
jongeren
middelbare scholen
Sponsors and support
Afdeling Gezondheidsbevordering
P. Debyeplein 1 6229 HA Maastricht
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Use of tobacco products within the 6 months and 12 months follow-up.
Secondary outcome
The reported identity as (non-)smoker , reported type of e-cigarette used, and reasons for switching between products.
Background summary
Tobacco smoking causes 19,000 deaths per year in the Netherlands. Since 2007, a reduced-risk product is on the Dutch market: the electronic cigarette (e-cigarette). An e-cigarette delivers nicotine without many of the cancer causing and other toxic substances that are present in combustible tobacco smoke. Although some mainly see the harm reduction potential of e-cigarettes, others have concerns that e-cigarettes may appeal to youth and form a gateway to tobacco smoking. In the Netherlands, 39% of the 14-year-olds report to have used e-cigarettes.
Researchers from the USA have examined smoking initiation among adolescents who experimented with e-cigarettes. They found that those who experimented with e-cigarettes were more likely to start smoking combustible tobacco products over the next year. It is important to ascertain whether this finding can be replicated in other countries. Therefore, we will replicate the study from the USA by surveying a school-based cohort of adolescents in the Netherlands at baseline, after 6 months, and after 12 months. In addition, we will extend the study by surveying other ages, type of e-cigarette used and reasons for switching between products.
Study objective
Not applicable
Study design
Baseline
6 months follow up
12 months follow up
Intervention
Not applicable
Inclusion criteria
- Respondents must be able to read and write Dutch.
- Respondents must be a student in year 1, 2, 3, or 4 at a general secondary school in the Netherlands
Exclusion criteria
- Parents have notified the research team that they do not want their child to participates.
- Respondents are student at a special secondary school in the Netherlands (schools for students with a handicap, chronical condition or disorder).
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL6921 |
| NTR-old | NTR7117 |
| Other | : METC 2018-0418 |