Smoking
Conditions
Sponsors
Pok Oi Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) voluntarily quit smoking; (2) aged 18-65 years Chinese; (3) have a smoking duration >= 1 year; (4) have a smoking quantity >= 20 cigarettes per day (CPD) in the past year; (5) show a positive test for salivary cotinine; (6) have a Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence (FTND) score >= 4 (moderate and severe smokers); (7) have provided informed consent and volunteered to participate; (8) have undergone a washout period of more than one month if other smoking cessation treatments were previously conducted.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) severe and unstable cardiac, pulmonary, cerebral, and hematologic diseases, or diabetes with other complications; (2) mental illness and drug abuse; (3) stroke or nervous system diseases; (4) unknown diseases; (5) coagulopathy or current administration of anticoagulant drugs; (6) moderate or severe liver and kidney impairment; (7) pregnant women; (8) those with a history of smoking cessation treatments such as acupuncture, auricular acupressure, or nicotine replacement therapy within the past one month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The success rate of smoking cessation at week 24; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The success rate of smoking cessation at other time points;Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence (FTND) score;Salivary cotinine level;Self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) score;The success rate of complete smoking cessation;Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) Score;Exhaled carbon monoxide level;Hamilton anxiety rating scale (HAMA) score;Autonomy over smoking scale (AUTOS) score; | — |
Contacts
Public ContactLIN Zhixiu
School of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed