Status:
COMPLETED
Chat-based Support for Preventing Smoking Relapse
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Smoking Cessation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This pilot trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of chat-based instant messaging support in preventing smoking relapse in recent tobacco abstainers.
Detailed Description
Smoking cessation is one of the most cost-effective health interventions, which can add up to 10 years of life expectancy (Jha et al., 2013). However, it is very difficult to quit smoking because of t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Hong Kong residents aged 18 years or older
- Enrolled in a smoking cessation programme under Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Integrated Centre on Smoking Cessation
- Daily tobacco use before service intake
- Not using any tobacco product for 3 to 30 days
- Own a mobile phone with a mobile instant messaging app (WhatsApp or WeChat) installed
- Able to communicate in Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin)
Exclusion
- Subjects with communication barriers owing to physical or cognitive conditions will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 2 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 22 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04409496
Start Date
June 2 2020
End Date
January 22 2021
Last Update
March 4 2021
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Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Integrated Centre on Smoking Cessation
Hong Kong, Hong Kong