Proactive referral for online smoking cessation: A feasibility study in a health check-up setting

Exploring an intervention for healthcare providers to offer proactive referral for online smoking cessation treatment: A single-arm feasibility study in a health check-up setting (N-EQUITY2301) - Proactive referral for online smoking cessation: A feasibility study in a health check-up setting

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000053290

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-08

Start date

2024-01-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Smokers

Interventions

Intervention for healthcare professionals to provide proactive referral in a health check-up setting 1. Training for smoking cessation support 2. Provision of a guide for proactive referral 3. Prov

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Staff of Niigata Association of Occupational Health 2. Public health nurses, nurses, or dietitians 3. Staff for smoking cessation support at the health check-up in the Sado screening center 4. Consent to participate in this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not applicable

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fidelity of proactive referral: the proportion of eligible smokers who received the required step of proactive referral	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Fidelity of each step of proactive referral 2. Implementation cost of proactive referral 3. Barriers and facilitators, self-efficacy, perceived value, and perceived importance of proactive referral implementation 4. Stages of change of smoking cessation among smokers 5. Acceptability of proactive referral by smokers 6. Appropriateness of proactive referral for smokers 7. Penetration of online smoking cessation treatment 8. Fidelity of online smoking cessation treatment 9. Smoking cessation	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Fidelity of each step of proactive referral 2. Implementation cost of proactive referral 3. Barriers and facilitators, self-efficacy, perceived value, and perceived importance of proactive referral implementation 4. Stages of change of smoking cessation among smokers 5. Acceptability of proactive referral by smokers 6. Appropriateness of proactive referral for smokers 7. Penetration of online smoking cessation treatment 8. Fidelity of online smoking cessation treatment 9. Smoking cessation

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKeiichi Yuwaki

National Cancer Center Japan Division of Behavioral Sciences, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control

kyuwaki@ncc.go.jp03-3542-2511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026