Smokers who have no intention to quit in the near future Mental and Behavioural Disorders Tobacco use
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group 1: Face-to-face stage-matched smoking cessation counselling delivered by trained counsellors at initial contact, 1 week and 1 month with NRT adherence intervention
Sponsors
Food and Health Bureau (China)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Both males and females, age 18 or above 2. Ethnic Chinese 3. Smokes at least 2 cigarettes per day 4. Have no intention to quit in the near future 5. Intends to reduce smoking in the next 7 days 6. Has no contraindication to NRT
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who are psychologically or physically unable to communicate 2. Children and teenagers (age below 18) 3. Pregnant or intention to become pregnant within the next 6 months 4. Those on regular psychotropic medications and in the presence of any serious health problems that may make them unsuitable for using NRT, such as recent stroke, palpitation, or other life threatening conditions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Quit rate at 6 month follow-up 2. Reduction rate at 6 month follow-up 3. Adherence rate to NRT use at 4 weeks after the first use of NRT | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Validated quit rates at 6 months 2. Quit rate at 1 month without validation 3. Self-reported use of NRT continuously for at least 4 weeks or 8 weeks 4. Number of quitting attempts made by the subject. Duration of follow-up: 6 months after the baseline visit | — |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed