Smoking cessation Smoking cessation,
Conditions
Interventions
Participants were randomly assigned using urn design to receive either the usual care (a combination of nicotine gum and cognitive behaviour therapy.,the previous combination plus extra counselling se
Usual care for smoking cessation treatment,Additional counseling sessions via phone calls
Sponsors
School of Pharmaceutical sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
School of Pharmaceutical sciences,
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 New registered smokers who attend the Quit Smoking Clinic either walk in referred from the outpatient clinics from the same hospital or referred from outside primary clinics 2 Male or female aged 8805 18 years old 3 Willing to stop smoking
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Any inpatient referred to the Quit Smoking Clinics 2 Recent three months or below history of serious cardiac arrhythmia angina pectoris myocardial infarction or other medical conditions that from researchers view participants might not be commitment with the study 3 Currently using NRT or other smoking cessation treatments bupropion or varenicline within the last 12 months before study enrolment 4 Use tobacco products other than cigarettes 5 Pregnant lactation or intend to be pregnant 6 Use of Psychoactive drugs 7 Suspected drug or alcohol abuse 8 Patients who continue to buy nicotine gum after the first 2 weeks of treatment as a normal policy in these hospitals the patients are supplied free nicotine gum for 2 weeks only after that if the patients wants to continue use NRT must buy it themselves
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of non-smokers vs smoker Percentage | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Carbon monoxide level Smokelyxer meter | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Contacts
Public ContactAli Blebil
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Outcome results
None listed