A new scalable eHealth approach to prevent e-cigarette use among adolescents: The OurFutures Vaping program

  • Research program: Prevention and early intervention
  • Project status: Current
  • Start date: December 2022
  • Expected end date: December 2026
  • Completion date:
  • Funded by: MRFF Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles
  • Lead organisation: University of Sydney

The use of electronic-cigarettes (vapes) among adolescents has drastically increased in recent years, making it a public health priority. Effective and scalable prevention approaches are needed to reduce the short- and long-term harms associated with vaping.

This study will evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a school-based eHealth preventive intervention targeting e-cigarette use among young Australians; using a Randomised Controlled Trial across 70 secondary schools and with 2000 students in WA, NSW and Queensland.

Name & Contact Details Role Research Program Location
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Associate Professor Nyanda McBride
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1600
n.mcbride@curtin.edu.au
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Chief Investigator

Prevention and early intervention

Perth

  • Chief Investigator: Nicola Newton, University of Sydney
  • Chief Investigator: Lauren Gardner, University of Sydney
  • Chief Investigator: Emily Stockings, University of Sydney
  • Chief Investigator: Janni Leung, University of Queensland
  • Chief Investigator: Katrina Champion, University of Sydney
  • Chief Investigator: Matthew Sunderland, University of Sydney
  • Chief Investigator: Catherine Mihalopoulos, Monash University
  • Chief Investigator: Hayden McRobbie, University of New South Wales
  • Chief Investigator: Lexine Stapinski, University of Sydney
  • Chief Investigator: Louise Thornton, University of Sydney
  • Chief Investigator: Jennifer Debenham, University of Sydney

This project aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals and Targets:

Gardner, L., A., O'Dean, S., M., Rowe, A., Hawkins, A., Egan, L., Stockings, E., Teesson, M., Hides, L., Catakovic, A., Ellem, R., McBride, N., Allsop, S., Blackburn, L., Stapinski, L., Freeman, B., Leung, J., Thornton, L., Birrell, L., Champion, K., E. and Newton, N., C. (2024). Research Letter: E-cigarette use and mental health during early adolescence: An Australian survey among over 5000 young people. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58, (12), pp. 1103-1106. doi:10.1177/00048674241267908 [RJ2181] View web page

Gardner, L., A., Rowe, A., Stockings, E., Champion, K., E., Hides, L., McBride, N., Allsop, S., O'Dean, S., M., Sunderland, M., Lee, Y., Mihalopoulos, C., Freeman, B., Leung, J., McRobbie, H., Stapinski, L., Lee, N., Thornton, L., Debenham, J., Teesson, M. and Newton, N., C. (2023). Study protocol of the OurFutures Vaping Trial: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-based eHealth intervention to prevent e-cigarette use among adolescents. BMC Public Health, 23, (683). doi:10.1186/s12889-023-15609-8 [RJ2035] View web page