Smoking Cessation
Conditions
Keywords
smoking cessation, randomized controlled trial, augmented reality, mobile health
Brief summary
This pilot randomized controlled trail aims to test the effects of AR enhanced pictorial effects in harms of smoking and benefit of smoking cessation.
Detailed description
Conventional health warnings on smoking harms mostly include pictures showing smoking consequences such as lung diseases, peripheral vascular diseases, aging, skin lesions, and benefit of quitting such as improved cardiopulmonary functions, skin conditions and risk of diseases, etc. The effects of the information are limited by the generic messages, unattractive images, and lack of interaction. This proposal aims to enhance the Warn and Advice materials using mobile phone-based augmented reality (AR) technologies to provide personalized, interactive, and attractive images to encourage smokers to quit smoking.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBrief AWARD advice and active referral to somking cessation services
The AWARD advice includes: (1) Ask about smoking history; (2) Warn about the high risk of smoking; (3) Advise to quit or reduce smoking as soon as possible; (4) Refer smokers to smoking cessation services (with a referral card); (5) Do it again: to repeat the intervention.
BEHAVIORALChat-based support through Instant Messaging apps
Participants in the intervention group will receive 3 months of chat-based support through Instant Messaging apps (e.g., WhatsApp, WeChat). The support mainly includes (1) regular messages on health warnings, benefits and methods of quitting, coping craving approach, and promotion to use the SC services; (2) real-time, personalized, and interactive behavioral and psychosocial support through Instant Messaging apps.
OTHERLeaflet
Leaflet on harms of smoking
BEHAVIORALAR images
AR images of the harms of smoking and the benefit of abstinence.
Sponsors
The University of Hong Kong
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Hong Kong adults aged 18 or above; * Smoke at least 1 cigarette daily in the past 30 days; * Own a smartphone and familiar with instant messaging apps; * Able to read and communicate in Chinese.
Exclusion criteria
* Participate in other smoking cessation services or projects
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-reported past 7-day point prevalence abstinence | 3 months after baseline | Abstain from smoking in the past 7 days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-reported smoking reduction by at least 50% | 3 months after baseline | Defined by at least 50% reduction in baseline daily cigarette consumption |
| Self-reported quit attempts | 3 months after baseline | Defined by abstinence for at least 24 hours |
| Recall of pictorial warnings | 3 months after baseline | Defined by the recall of the quitline on warning pictures |
| Self-reported past 7-day point prevalence abstinence | 1 months after baseline | Abstain from smoking in the past 7 days |
| Self-reported intention to quit | 1 months after baseline | Defined by readiness to quit in 30 days |
| Reactions to the pictorial warnings | 3 months after baseline | Defined by behaviors to avoid seeing pictorial warnings |
| Perceived effectiveness of AR images | 1 months after baseline | Defined by ratings on the effectiveness of AR images to encourage quitting |
| Attention of pictorial warnings | 1 months after baseline | Defined by notice of pictorial warning |
Countries
Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed