None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This project aims to reduce the prevalence of smoking amongst the Maori population through the repurposing of traditional Maori tools Herehere and Aukati, for smoking cessation.
Interventions
The intervention will involve attending a single half day Herehere Aukati training hui (meeting).
The training, which will be facilitated by expert traditional weavers, kaumatua (elders) and the Trial research team, will provide participants with a background to the Aukati “restriction” ritual – its traditional use, cultural application and how Aukati will be used to aid stopping smoking. In the Aukati session, a brief Aukati karakia (incantation) will be taught to participants. These kara
The intervention will involve attending a single half day Herehere Aukati training hui (meeting). The training, which will be facilitated by expert traditional weavers, kaumatua (elders) and the Trial research team, will provide participants with a background to the Aukati “restriction” ritual – its traditional use, cultural application and how Aukati will be used to aid stopping smoking. In the Aukati session, a brief Aukati karakia (incantation) will be taught to participants. These karakia when recited on their target quit day will commence the Aukati for intervention participants. The karakia will also be used as cessation tools to overcome urges. The intervention per participant will be three months. Within these hui a background to the wristbands and their connection to symbolising not smoking will be given to participants. Cultural considerations in weaving will be introduced and participants will learn to weave their own wristband to wear once they commence their Aukati. Treatment participants will be required to set a quit date no longer than 3 days following the training. The ability to set a quit date within this timeframe will be a requirement of registration. Monitoring of the intervention will be briefly (less than 15 minutes) kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face) for weeks 4 & 12. This will involve a one to one session with a member of the research team in which Carbon Monoxide monitoring will occur and a series of questions about their smoking status. At 7 days from quit day and then fortnightly the research team will contact participants for followup by their nominated best method of contact . The Trial will have an active Facebook page where participants will be able to also ask questions and provide support to each other. The Treatment described here will, with improvement from process evaluation tasks undertaken in the Pilot be utilised in the Transferability testing.
Sponsors
Tuakana Teina Insight
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
In this trial, the inclusion criteria will include self-identified Maaori who self- identify as current smokers with an inhaled carbon monoxide machine reading of greater than or equal to 4ppm , aged 16 years or over (Perkins, Karlitz & Jao, 2013). Participants will be required to also complete the Fagerstrom Test for Dependence (Heatherton, et al., 1991). The score must be equal to or greater than 5 for enrolement. Smokers must be seeking support to stop smoking and agree to the set a quit date as per their allocated group guidelines. Pregnant and breastfeeding women can and will be included in this study as will people with severe illness, mental health, and drug and alcohol addictions. Participants must be willing and able to provide consent, understand their role as a participant in the study and willing to comply with study procedures
Exclusion criteria
People that were unable or unwilling to provide their own informed consent for their participation, non-smokers with a reading of less than 4 ppm, under the age of 16 years old and non-Maaori will be excluded from participating in the trial. People unable to agree to setting a target quit day according to whatever group they are allocated to will be excluded also.
Outcome results
None listed