Feasibility of telephonic reminders in tobacco dependent psychiatry in -patients

A study to evaluate the feasibility of telephone reminders as an intervention for tobacco cessation in psychiatric in-patients in a general hospital setting in Bangalore

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/10/059112

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-25

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F01-F99- Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: Initial Brief intervention and Telephonic reminder: Patient will receive a brief intervention which will enquiry into their reasons attributed for smoking. Knowledge about harmful effec

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Using tobacco in any form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with recent alcohol use (last 3 months) and use of other drugs of abuse 2.Patients with clinical diagnosis of Intellectual disability 3.Patients with recent MI and stroke

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Between 7-10 days, 1 month and between 3 and 6 months-Enquiry into mental health,whether patient stopped using tobacco, reminder to stop tobacco, Seeking help from treating team 2.Between 3 months and 6 months- To assess(via phone calls or in person) a.Dropout rates d.Visual analogue scale b.Tobacco use status c.Fagerstrom scale Timepoint: Between 7 to 10 days, 1 month Between 3 months and 6 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1.Between 7-10 days, 1 month and between 3 and 6 months-Enquiry into mental health,whether patient stopped using tobacco, reminder to stop tobacco, Seeking help from treating team 2.Between 3 months and 6 months- To assess(via phone calls or in person) a.Dropout rates d.Visual analogue scale b.Tobacco use status c.Fagerstrom scale Timepoint: Between 7 to 10 days, 1 month Between 3 months and 6 months

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the socio demographic & clinical factors associated with tobacco use in psychiatric in-patientsTimepoint: recruitment day- Day 1	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJewel Johns

St Johns Medical College Hospital, Bangalore

drpriyasreedaran@gmail.com08022065570

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026