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Effectiveness of smoking cessation counselling with text messages in textile workers of Pakistan

Effectiveness of smoking cessation counselling with text messages in textile workers of Pakistan: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20240812004
Enrollment
1700
Registered
2024-08-12
Start date
2023-02-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

worker who are active smoker active smokers

Interventions

Participants will be given 2 smoking cessation counselling session. In first session, they will be informed about harmful effects of smoking, benefits of smoking cessation, financial benefits, socia
intervention arm, we give behavioral counselling sessions with text message s ,control arm

Sponsors

Ishtiaq Anwar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Textile workers who are smoking equal and more than1 year 2. Textile workers who are production workers 3. Smokers who had phone for receiving text messages 4. Males and age greater than18 years 5. Smokers who are not using any medicine to quit 6. Smokers who are willing to participate in study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Passive smokers 2. Ex-smokers or those who are maintaining smoking cessation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
continues abstinence at 6 month after the end of intervention using both self reported and biochamillay verified with monitor. verified with smokelyzer

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
nicotine dependency level at 6 month after the end of intervention fagerstrom scale,motivational level at 6 month after the end of intervention motivation to stop scale,with drawl symptoms at 6 month after the end of intervention Mood and physical symptoms scale

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactIshtiaq Anwar

university of Malaya

17220872@siswa.um.edu.my923325600560

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026