Culturally Grounded ENDS Prevention for Rural Hawaiian Youth

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Researchers will develop and test an ENDS prevention approach tailored to rural Hawaiian youth. The work unfolds in three years: first, groups of Native Hawaiian students will share experiences to identify environmental and social situations that encourage ENDS use; second, these situations will be rated for how often they occur and how hard it is to refuse; third, the most relevant scenarios will guide the creation of narrative scripts and short videos filmed on Hawaiʻi Island. The intervention will be designed for 6th–8th graders in public or public-charter schools on Hawaiʻi Island, with input from Native Hawaiian communities and local collaborators. The study uses qualitative focus groups, followed by surveys to prioritize risk situations, and culminates in a culturally informed, narrative-based ENDS prevention program to be tested in this population.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* 6th-8th grade students attending a public or public-charter school on Hawaii Island.

Exclusion Criteria:

* K-5th grade students and 9th-12th grade students on Hawaii Island.

Where it's running

• University of Hawaii
  Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Scott K Okamoto, PhD
• Email: okamotos@hawaii.edu
• Phone: 808-356-5775

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.