Status:
UNKNOWN
Auricular Acupressure for Smoking Cessation
Lead Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong
Conditions:
Smoking Cessation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential efficacy of auricular acupressure to stimulate specific acupoints in enhancing smoking cessation by reducing nicotine withdrawal symptoms among a...
Detailed Description
Uncontrolled trials indicated that auricular acupressure is an effective treatment for addictive behaviors such as smoking cessation. However, some methodological limitations can be identified among c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 18 years and over
- Currently smoking at least one cigarette per day in the past 30 days
- Are Hong Kong residents
- Able to communicate in Cantonese
- Currently reside in Hong Kong and expect to continue to do so for the next 6 months
- Have access to a telephone
Exclusion
- Currently undergoing other smoking cessation or similar programme
- With a known history of allergy to adhesive tapes or history of current otitis externa or other ear disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02298127
Start Date
July 1 2014
End Date
June 1 2016
Last Update
November 21 2014
Active Locations (1)
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School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong