Efficacy of an individual-tailored smoking cessation intervention APP among Chinese smokers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
BMC Public Health
; 24(1): 65, 2024 01 02.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Tobacco use has posed a tremendous public health problem for China. The Chinese government has taken great efforts to curb the tobacco epidemic. However, the existing smoking cessation services available in China are underused and have some limitations. Our research team intends to develop a smartphone smoking cessation application (SSC APP) and integrate it with the existing smoking cessation services. This study aims to assess the efficacy of the SSC APP developed by our research team through a randomized controlled trial (RCT).METHODS:
Current smokers who are motivated to quit within 1 month (n = 1000) will be recruited both online and offline, and all potential participants will register and complete the prescreening assessment online. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group (receiving the SSC APP and a self-help smoking cessation manual) or the control group (receiving a self-help smoking cessation manual only) using a block randomization method. This study will be a two-arm, single-blind, parallel-group RCT. Participants will be followed up after enrollment through online questionnaires or by phone call. The primary outcome is self-reported 6-month continuous abstinence. The main secondary outcomes include self-reported 7-day point-prevalence abstinence at each follow-up; self-reported 3-month continuous abstinence; reduction in the number of cigarettes smoked per day; and the number of recent quit attempts.DISCUSSION:
If this SSC APP proves to be effective, it could be integrated with the existing smoking cessation services and further facilitate smoking cessation at the population level in China. TRIAL REGISTRATION Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2200062097, Registered July 22, 2022.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
13_ODS3_tobacco_control
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1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
13_education_communication_public_awareness
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1_doencas_nao_transmissiveis
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2_muertes_prematuras_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Asunto principal:
Cese del Hábito de Fumar
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Aplicaciones Móviles
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Public Health
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China