Status:
UNKNOWN
Personalized Support Using Instant Messaging Applications to Increase Smoking Cessation
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Smoking Cessation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to assess the effect of personalized support using instant messaging application on smoking cessation in smokers proactively recruited from smoking hotspots in Hong Kong.
Detailed Description
Detailed Description: With the advancement of information communication technologies (ICTs), instant messaging applications (IM Apps, e.g. WhatsApp and WeChat) can be used for providing synchronous, p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult smokers aged 18+ who smoke cigarette(s) daily.
- Exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) level of 4ppm or above.
- Having smartphones with IM Apps (WhatsApp) and have experience in using.
- Hong Kong residents able to read and communicate in Chinese (Cantonese or Putonghua).
Exclusion
- Smokers who have psychiatric/psychological diseases or are on regular psychotropic medications.
- Smokers who are using SC medication, NRT, other SC services or projects.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 15 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
696 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03800719
Start Date
December 15 2018
End Date
December 31 2020
Last Update
September 30 2019
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School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 000000