Status:
COMPLETED
Comparing the Effectiveness of Combined NRT With Single NRT in Primary Care Clinics in Hong Kong
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Collaborating Sponsors:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Smoking Cessation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The prevalence of cigarette smoking has dropped to 10% in Hong Kong (HK) in 2017, however, smoking still kills 5700 persons per year. Studies suggest that abstinence rates are higher with combined NRT...
Detailed Description
Background Globally, smoking causes six million deaths a year1. By 2030, if current trends continue, the number of deaths will rise to eight million. According to Hong Kong Thematic Household Survey R...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- current smokers who smoke 10 or more cigarettes a day for at least one year
Exclusion
- unstable angina
- severe cardiac arrhythmia
- recent acute myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident in preceding 3 months
- below 18 years old
- being pregnant or on breast-feeding
- unable to use gum
- with a previous history of failure to NRT
- with a history of hypersensitivity to nicotine
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 18 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 28 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
560 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03836560
Start Date
December 18 2012
End Date
February 28 2018
Last Update
February 11 2019
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