Tobacco Impact on Quality of Life on Snus-use, Dual Use, Smoke Use and Non-using.

Tobacco Use Clinical Trial

Official title:

Tobacco Impact on Quality of Life, a Cross-sectional Study on Snus-use, Dual Use, Smoke Use and Non-using.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05409963
• Other study ID #: 65381
• Status: Completed
• Start date: November 18, 2010
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2014

Study information

• Verified date: June 2022
• Source: Vastra Gotaland Region
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary aim of this study was to compare HRQOL in snus-users and dual users (snus and smoking) with never tobacco users. Secondary aim included comparing HRQOL in smokers with non-smokers.

Description:

Tobacco use is a major public health issue. The number of smokers decrease simultaneously as oral moist snuff (called "snus"), is promoted as a healthier alternative in spite its' negative health effects. Studies of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of those who use snuff are lacking. Recruitment of 674 women and 605 men aged 18 to 65 years through a Swedish population data-base was performed for this cross-sectional study in southwestern Sweden. Subjects completed a questionnaire about tobacco use and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). The non-parametric Mann-Whitney test was used for statistical analysis.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 3000
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2014
• Est. primary completion date: March 1, 2012
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Age 18 to 65 years

Exclusion Criteria:

not understand the Swedish language

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Tobacco Use

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Vastra Gotaland Region

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Health-related quality of life was measured using SF-36.	The SF-36 collected data on perceived health status in eight domains: physical functioning (PF), role-physical (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role-emotional (RE) and mental health (MH). The physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS). Scores range from 0 to 100 with higher scores representing a higher perceived health	The time when the data entry is made, about 8 weeks
Primary	Tobacco habits.	The term pack-year (numbers of cigarettes / day * number of years / 20) and box-year (numbers of snuff boxes / week * number of years) was used to describe tobacco use. The variables smoking and snuff use were transformed from one pack-year to pack-decades by dividing pack-year by 10. Similarly, box-years were transformed to box-decades and age from years to decades.	The time when the data entry is made, about 8 weeks