NCT03579355 is a NA clinical trial of DFND Program in Tobacco Use, sponsored by King Abdulaziz University.

Who is sponsoring NCT03579355?

NCT03579355 is sponsored by King Abdulaziz University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03579355?

Interventions in NCT03579355: DFND Program.

What condition does NCT03579355 study?

NCT03579355 studies Tobacco Use.

Is NCT03579355 still recruiting?

NCT03579355 is currently completed. Last updated 6 July 2018.

Last reviewed 2018-07-06 · How we verify

NCT03579355

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Published: 2026-01-01
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Effectiveness of a School-based Tobacco Prevention Program for Middle School Students in Saudi Arabia

Completed NA Last updated 6 July 2018

What this trial tests

NA trial testing DFND Program in Tobacco Use in 634 participants. Completed in 15 April 2014.

Timeline

10 February 2012

Primary endpoint
30 March 2012

15 April 2014

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	King Abdulaziz University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	non randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	634
Start date	10 February 2012
Primary completion	30 March 2012
Estimated completion	15 April 2014

Drugs / interventions tested

DFND Program

Conditions studied

Tobacco Use — all drugs for Tobacco Use →

Sponsor

King Abdulaziz University

Who can join

Adults 12 to 15, any sex, with Tobacco Use. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study evaluated a school-based tobacco program, "Dentists Fighting Nicotine Dependence (DFND)", to prevent the initiation of tobacco use among middle school students in Saudi Arabia using a social competences/social influence approaches.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Interventions for tobacco cessation delivered by dental professionals.
Holliday R, Hong B, McColl E, Livingstone-Banks J, et al · · 2021 · cited 46× · PMID 33605440 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd005084.pub4
Effectiveness of a School-Based Tobacco Prevention Program for Middle School Students in Saudi Arabia: A Quasi-Experimental Controlled Trial.
Al Agili DE, Salihu HM. · · 2020 · cited 4× · PMID 33110349 · DOI 10.1177/1179173x20953403

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03579355 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by King Abdulaziz University
Last refreshed: 6 July 2018

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