A TTM-based Smoking Cessation Intervention in Helping Expectant Fathers to Quit Smoking and Maintain Abstinence

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age18+
SponsorSun Yat-sen University

About this trial

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the video-based health education in smoking cessation among expectant fathers by using two-arm randomized clinical trial to motivate this subgroup attempt to quit, quit smoking and maintain abstinence in the long term.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

male adult

has a pregnant partner

at least smoke 1 cigarette per day on average in the last month

be able to read or communicate in Chinese

Disqualifiers

be or was participated in other smoking cessation program in the past year

mentally or physically unable to communicate with

can't play videos by electronic devices

the pregnant partner is a smoker

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • TTM-based health education videos about smoking cessation for expectant fathers

    Behavioral

    Tailored for expectant fathers, this smoking cessation health education information will be developed based on transtheoretical model to motivate a quit attempt and maintain abstinence by using videos.

  • usual care treatment

    Behavioral

    general health education videos about hazards of smoking for expectant fathers in obstetric clinic

Treatment groups

1,346 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: general health education videosActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: TTM-based health education about smoking cessation tailored for expectant fathersExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Biochemically validated smoking abstinence

Self-reported smoking abstinence will be biochemically validated by an exhaled carbon monoxide level \< 4 parts per million (p.p.m) and negative for salivary cotinine test.

Time frame
12 month follow-up after randomization

Secondary outcomes

1

Self-reported 7-day point prevalence quit rate

Subjects report that they had not smoked within the recent 7 days.

Time frame
6, 12-month follow-up
2

Smoking Reduction

Reduction in daily cigarette consumption by at least 50% compared with baseline.

Time frame
end of intervention; 3,6,12 month after randomization
3

Quit Attempt

Self-reported abstinence for at least 24 hours

Time frame
end of intervention; 3,6,12 month after randomization
4

The change in transtheoretical model stages

There are five stages according to the transtheoretical model, which are pre-contemplation (attempt to quit more than 30 days later), contemplation (attempt to quit within 30 days but more than 7 days), preparation (attempt to quit within 7 days), action stage (quitting) and maintain stage (maintain abstinence more than 6 months).

Time frame
end of intervention; 3,6,12 month after randomization

Other outcomes

Locations

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