Status:
UNKNOWN
Post-discharge Cessation for Smoking Patients
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Collaborating Sponsors:
Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
Conditions:
Smoking Cessation
Post-discharge
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to enhance the general 5As brief advice model with interactive mobile phone-based intervention and active referral to community smoking cessation services for smoking patients discharg...
Detailed Description
Most smoking patients continue to smoke (76.1%) after being discharged from hospitals. Post-discharge smoking cessation (SC) support is one of the most cost-effective treatments. Hospitalisation offer...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Smokers who are hospitalised or waiting for discharge in Hong Kong
- Smoke cigarettes or alternative tobacco products (e.g. electronic cigarettes or heated tobacco products) daily at 1 month prior to hospitalisation
- Have a smartphone with an IM app (WhatsApp or WeChat) and experience in using the app
- Hong Kong adult residents (18+) able to communicate in Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin)
Exclusion
- Smokers not mentally fit for communication (e.g. psychiatry patients)
- Smokers currently using SC medication or other SC services
- Smokers hospitalised for more than 1 month
- Perceived difficulty to use IM after discharge
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 24 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
770 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05430789
Start Date
June 24 2022
End Date
September 30 2024
Last Update
July 19 2022
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School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China