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A web-based computer-tailored smoking prevention programme for primary school children : intervention design and study protocol . BACKGROUND Although the number of smokers has declined in the last decade , smoking is still a major health problem among youngsters and adolescents . For this reason , there is a need for effective smoking prevention programmes targeting primary school children . A web-based computer-tailored feedback programme may be an effective intervention to stimulate youngsters not to start smoking , and increase their knowledge about the adverse effects of smoking and their attitudes and self-efficacy regarding non-smoking . METHODS & DESIGN This paper describes the development and evaluation protocol of a web-based out-of-school smoking prevention programme for primary school children ( age 10-13 years ) entitled 'Fun without Smokes ' . It is a transformation of a postal mailed intervention to a web-based intervention . Besides this transformation the effects of prompts will be examined . This web-based intervention will be evaluated in a 2-year cluster randomised controlled trial ( c-RCT ) with three study arms . An intervention and intervention + prompt condition will be evaluated for effects on smoking behaviour , compared with a no information control condition . Information about pupils ' smoking status and other factors related to smoking will be obtained using a web-based questionnaire . After completing the questionnaire pupils in both intervention conditions will receive three computer-tailored feedback letters in their personal e-mail box . Attitudes , social influences and self-efficacy expectations will be the content of these personalised feedback letters . Pupils in the intervention + prompt condition will - in addition to the personalised feedback letters - receive e-mail and SMS messages prompting them to revisit the 'Fun without Smokes ' website . The main outcome measures will be ever smoking and the utilisation of the 'Fun without Smokes ' website . Measurements will be carried out at baseline , 12 months and 24 months of follow-up . DISCUSSION The present study protocol describes the purpose , intervention design and study protocol of 'Fun without Smokes ' . Expectations are that pupils receiving tailored advice will be less likely to smoke after 24 months in contrast to pupils in the control condition . Furthermore , tailored feedback letters and prompting is expected to be more effective than providing tailored feedback letters only . TRIAL REGISTRATION Dutch Trial Register NTR3116 .
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smoking prevention programme
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Intervention_Educational
feedback programme
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web-based out-of-school smoking prevention programme
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Outcome_Mental
knowledge about the adverse effects of smoking
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smoking behaviour
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pupils ' smoking status
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Attitudes
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social influences
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self-efficacy expectations
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ever smoking
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utilisation of the 'Fun without Smokes ' website
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Participant_Age
primary school children :
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youngsters and adolescents .
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primary school children .
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primary school children ( age 10-13 years ) entitled