The Effectiveness Of A Brief Physician Counselling Session In Improving Smoking Behaviour At Workplace.

In a population of smokers at a factory, would brief physician counseling improve the stages of smoking cessation?

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12613000870752

Enrollment

163

Registered

2013-08-06

Start date

2012-09-03

Completion date

2012-09-24

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The aim of the study if to assess the effectiveness of brief physician counseling in improving smoking behaviour at workplace.

Interventions

Ten minutes of brief physician counseling on smoking cessation. The counseling was administered face-to-face, on individual basis, stage-matched counseling, all participants were given information regarding the health benefits of smoking cessation and health hazards of continue smoking. Treatments modalities available to help quit smoking at the nearest quit smoking facilities were explained and contacts given.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Current smokers Remained in the same workplace for more than three months

Exclusion criteria

Smokers who are actively engaging in smoking cessation

Outcome results