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To check how an ageing software is effective in smoking cessation

Effectiveness of Photoageing software in cessation of smoking among engineering students of 18-24 years in Bhubaneswar City: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/12/016703
Enrollment
100
Registered
2018-12-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: April Age Face Ageing Software: The APRIL Face Aging software would be used. It is an Internet-based 3-dimensional age progression software package that creates a stream of aged images

Sponsors

Diplina Barman
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects willing to participate giving written informed consent. Subjects should be smokers (defined as smoking 2 or more cigarettes per day via self-report). All participants who would be available for follow-up after 3 monthsâ?? interval. Participants should not be having any body dysmorphia. The participants who are not using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or taking drugs for nicotine dependence.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants who are non-smokers.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. To test the effectiveness of a photo ageing software intervention (APRIL AGE SOFTWARE) based on personalized, vivid illustrations of â??smokerâ??s faceâ?? among young smokers (18-24 years of age) through the administering of a self-structured questionnaire. Timepoint: 3 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
noneTimepoint: 0

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Diplina Barman

KIIT University

aviandash@gmail.com9845200492

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026