Smokers with erectile dysfunction Mental and Behavioural Disorders Smoking addiction
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 nicotine replacement therapy adherence inter
Sponsors
The Hong Kong Research Grants Council (China)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Ethnicity: Chinese 2. Age 18 or above, male 3. Those with erectile dysfunction 4. Smokes at least 1 cigarette per day 5. Intends to quit smoking within the next 7 days of the first contact and would use NRT 6. Has no contradictions to NRT 7. Is not following other forms of smoking cessation interventions 8. Has signed an informed consent form, or have given verbal consent (for those contacted by telephone)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are psychologically or physically unable to communicate 2. Children and teenagers (age below 18) 3. 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. Adherence rate to NRT use at 4 weeks after the first use of NRT | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Erectile function based on international index of erectile function (IIEF) at 6 months 2. Self-reported use of NRT continuously for at least 4 weeks or 8 weeks 3. Quit rate at 3 months without validation 4. Validated quit rates at 6 months 5. Reduction of daily smoking by at least 50% by the subjects at 6 months 6. Number of quitting attempts made by the subject at 6 months | — |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed