Smoking Cessation, Behavioral Intervention
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the video-based health education in smoking cessation among expectant fathers by using two-arm randomized clinical trial to motivate this subgroup attempt to quit, quit smoking and maintain abstinence in the long term.
Interventions
Tailored for expectant fathers, this smoking cessation health education information will be developed based on transtheoretical model to motivate a quit attempt and maintain abstinence by using videos.
general health education videos about hazards of smoking for expectant fathers in obstetric clinic
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* male adult * has a pregnant partner * at least smoke 1 cigarette per day on average in the last month * be able to read or communicate in Chinese
Exclusion criteria
* be or was participated in other smoking cessation program in the past year * mentally or physically unable to communicate with * can't play videos by electronic devices * the pregnant partner is a smoker
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemically validated smoking abstinence | 12 month follow-up after randomization | Self-reported smoking abstinence will be biochemically validated by an exhaled carbon monoxide level \< 4 parts per million (p.p.m) and negative for salivary cotinine test. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Smoking Reduction | end of intervention; 3,6,12 month after randomization | Reduction in daily cigarette consumption by at least 50% compared with baseline. |
| Quit Attempt | end of intervention; 3,6,12 month after randomization | Self-reported abstinence for at least 24 hours |
| The change in transtheoretical model stages | end of intervention; 3,6,12 month after randomization | There are five stages according to the transtheoretical model, which are pre-contemplation (attempt to quit more than 30 days later), contemplation (attempt to quit within 30 days but more than 7 days), preparation (attempt to quit within 7 days), action stage (quitting) and maintain stage (maintain abstinence more than 6 months). |
| Self-reported 7-day point prevalence quit rate | 6, 12-month follow-up | Subjects report that they had not smoked within the recent 7 days. |
| Use of smoking cessation services | end of intervention; 3,6,12 month after randomization | Smoking cessation services include nicotine replacement treatment, counseling for smoking cessation, telephone counselling and other services. |
| Biochemically validated smoking abstinence | 6 month follow-up | self-reported smoking abstinence will be biochemically validated by an exhaled carbon monoxide level \< 4 parts per million (p.p.m) and negative for salivary cotinine test. |
| the Fagerstrom tolerance questionnaire | end of intervention; 3,6,12 month after randomization | Nicotine Dependence will be measured by the Fagerstrom tolerance questionnaire. |