None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: QuitSure Mobile Application
: For Intervention group
Name: QuitSure Mobile App usage for 7 days
Duration: 7 days
Mode of administration: Digital media/ phone/online/
Condition/Disease T
Sponsors
IIT BOMBAY
MS Rapidkart Online Private Limited
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (i) Smokes at least 1 cigarette per day on average and has smoked at least 100 cigarettes till date. (ii) Agrees to participate in a smoking cessation treatment program with written informed consent (iii) Must be an adult over 18 years of age (iv) Are, at minimum, proficient in the written and spoken English Language (v) Must be an everyday smoker: Should currently smoke 01 (one) or more cigarettes per day on an average (indicating sufficient dependence on nicotine) and have smoked at least 100 cigarettes (indicating sufficient exposure of the body to nicotine) on a regular basis. (vi) Have daily access to an Android or iOS smartphone. (vii) Salivary cotinine test positive on the first visit. (viii) Can use a smartphone without difficulty. (ix) Rinsed mouth thoroughly with water 10 minutes before sample is collected. (x) Inclusion criteria for controls: Age and gender matched controls.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (i) Has already quit smoking and is currently not smoking. (ii) If a doctor has advised the participant not to quit cold-turkey. (iii) History of severe mental illness/ psychiatric illness or under current treatment for psychiatric illness such as schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders, BPAD, catatonia, OCD, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders. (iv) Unable to attend follow-up clinic visits during the study period. (v) Started taking a smoking cessation medication within 1 year before the registration. (vi) Planned to use any smoking cessation aids and/or to participate in any kind of smoking-cessation activities (not limited to smoking cessation therapy) outside of the trial. (vii) Consumed a major meal within 60 minutes before the test. (viii) Consumed alcohol within 12 hours before the test. (ix) Consumed foods like broccoli, cabbage, mustard, garlic, radishes, almonds and horseradish within 12 hours. (x) Persons working with metal, the related occupations include electroplaters and people who refine precious metals. (xi) Tobacco workers.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cessation of smoking.Timepoint: after 4 weeks and 24 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Any form of nicotine and / or smokeless tobacco consumption.Timepoint: 06 months and 12 months. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Aniket Kundu
IIT BOMBAY
Outcome results
None listed