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Mobile Phone-Based Smoking-Cessation Intervention for Smoking Parents

ConditionSmoking Cessation
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBeijing Normal University

About this trial

This study aims to explore the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a mobile phone-based intervention tailored specifically for smoking parents.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

aged 18 and above, reside in Zhuhai for the next 6 months

smoke at least 1 cigarette or use e-cigarettes daily

have a smartphone and a WeChat account, able to use WeChat skillfully

Disqualifiers

Smokers who have communication barrier (either physically or cognitively)

Smokers who are currently participating in other SC programmes or services

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • 5A's/5R's advice

    Behavioral

    5A's (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) for smokers who are ready to quit, and 5R's (relevance, risks, rewards, roadblocks, and repetition) for smokers who are not ready to quit.

  • Health warning leaflet

    Other intervention

    The health warning leaflet provides essential information on the dangers of secondhand and thirdhand smoke. It outlines how exposure to these forms of smoke can harm both smokers and non-smokers, particularly children, by increasing the risk of respiratory illnesses and other health issues.

  • AI-powered chatbot support

    Behavioral

    Participants will receive three months of AI-powered chatbot, equipped with personalized interactions and real-time support, via WeChat.

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: AI chatbot support groupExperimental treatment 3 interventions
Group B: Control groupActive comparator 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Self-reported 7-day point prevalence quit rate

Self-reported 7-day point prevalence quit rate in the two groups

Time frame
3 and 6 months follow-up
2

Eligibility rate

the percentage of eligible smokers out of the total number of smokers screened

Time frame
baseline

Secondary outcomes

1

Consent rate

the percentage of eligible smokers who agree to participate out of the total number of eligible smokers

Time frame
baseline
2

Percentage of Participant Engagement with E-Messages and Counselor Chats

This outcome measures the percentage of participants who engage with the intervention by reading e-messages and responding to counselor chat messages at least once during the 3-month follow-up period.

Time frame
3 months follow-up

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Beijing Normal University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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