None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This project evaluates a mobile smoking cessation programme, called as “SCAMPI”, which consists of a social network subscription account (SCAMPI WeChat Official Account) and a social network based app (SCAMPI mini-programme). The SCAMPI programme was developed based on the preferred features (functions, user experience and user interface) of its target end--users (Chinese male smokers aged 25 to 44 years). This project will be implemented fully online. The evaluation will be run as a two-arm randomised controlled trial (RCT). After providing e-consents, participants will be randomly allocated to two groups. Participants allocated to intervention group will be offered the full version of SCAMPI programme (3 months intervention) while participants allocated to control group will be offered with restricted version of SCAMPI programme, which provides contact to general Chinese smoking cessation care (including Chinese Quitline and Local smoking cessation clinics). Smoking status of participants from both groups will be measured weekly over a 3-month period. Participants’ prolonged smoking abstinence over the evaluation period will be used to assess the effectiveness of the SCAMPI programme for helping people to quit smoking. At the end of the project, participants will be asked about their satisfaction levels with the SCAMPI programme. Participants from both groups will be offered the SCAMPI programme with free-of-charge for supporting them to quit smoking after the study complete.
Interventions
Participants allocated to intervention group will be offered the full version of SCAMPI programme as a smoking cessation tool. The programme consisted with two parts including SCAMPI WeChat Official Account for sending users quitting messages, as well as SCAMPI mini-programme for helping users to make quitting plan and track their quitting progress. SCAMPI WeChat Official Account will be programmed to send regular quitting tips to participants in intervention group. Participants can review the p
Participants allocated to intervention group will be offered the full version of SCAMPI programme as a smoking cessation tool. The programme consisted with two parts including SCAMPI WeChat Official Account for sending users quitting messages, as well as SCAMPI mini-programme for helping users to make quitting plan and track their quitting progress. SCAMPI WeChat Official Account will be programmed to send regular quitting tips to participants in intervention group. Participants can review the past messages and read the up-to-date messages whenever they want. The SCAMPI mini-programme will allow participants to create their quitting plan, track their quitting progresses, and evaluate their progresses via doing lung function screening. Participants will be encouraged to read quitting tips on the SCAMPI WeChat Official Account and use the SCAMPI mini-programme. However, participants can determine the level of usage by their own. Participants are expected to spend 3~5 minutes per week over a 6-week period to provide their smoking statuses to the research team. Notification will be sent through WeChat messages to instruct participants how to take action to provide their smoking statuses. After providing their smoking statuses, participants will be offered with "WeChat Red Pocket" (e-currency). Fix amount of e-currency will be allocated in "WeChat red pocket" and offered by 7 sessions (including baseline assessment and 6 weeks of smoking status data collection). The whole process of the trial will be completely automatic and via social network platform.
Sponsors
University of Auckland
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
25 Years to 44 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Chinese male smokers will be eligible for inclusion in the study if they indicate at screening that they are smokers (both daily smokers “smoking any types of tobacco products on a daily basis” or occasional smokers “smoking any types of tobacco products occasionally”) between 25-44 years of age; have access to a smartphone; have a WeChat account; process adequate knowledge of Chinese language; and are willing to participate in the study and provide follow-up information at scheduled points of the study.
Exclusion criteria
People that do not meet the inclusion criteria will be excluded from the study.
Outcome results
None listed