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Article: Chat-based instant messaging support combined with brief smoking cessation interventions for Chinese community smokers in Hong Kong: Rationale and study protocol for a pragmatic, cluster-randomized controlled trial

TitleChat-based instant messaging support combined with brief smoking cessation interventions for Chinese community smokers in Hong Kong: Rationale and study protocol for a pragmatic, cluster-randomized controlled trial
Authors
KeywordsChat intervention
Digital health
Instant messaging
mHealth
Tobacco dependence treatment
WhatsApp
Issue Date2019
PublisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/conclintrial
Citation
Contemporary Clinical Trials, 2019, v. 77, p. 70-75 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Novel approaches to engage community smokers in smoking cessation are needed as smokerstypically lack motivation to quit or use evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment.Mobile instant messaging apps (e.g., WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger) are widely usedbut under-studied as a mobile health modality for delivering smoking cessation support.This paper presents the rationale and study design of a trial which aims to evaluatethe effectiveness of a chat-based intervention using mobile instant messaging combinedwith brief interventions for community smokers. Methods: This is a two-arm, parallel, accessor-blinded, pragmatic cluster-randomized controlledtrial on an estimated 1172 daily cigarette smokers aged ≥18 years proactively recruitedfrom 68 community sites (cluster) throughout Hong Kong. Subjects in intervention groupreceived three months of chat-based, instant messaging support guided by acceptanceand commitment therapy and other behavioural change techniques, integrated with briefadvice and active referral to a smoking cessation service using the AWARD (Ask, Warn,Advise, Refer, Do-it-again) intervention model. Control group received brief adviceto quit plus a self-help booklet at baseline. Outcomes were assessed at 1-, 2-, 3- and 6-month after baseline. The primary outcome is abstinence validated by exhaledcarbon monoxide (<4 ppm) and salivary cotinine (<10 ng/mL) at 6-month after baseline.Primary analyses will be based on intention-to-treat. Comments: This is the first trial examining the effectiveness of a chat-based cessation supportprogramme combined with brief interventions in promoting abstinence. The interventionmodel can be adapted for other behavioural change treatments and more advanced digitalsmoking cessation intervention.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/266366
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.0
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.980
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dc.contributor.authorLuk, TT-
dc.contributor.authorLi, WHC-
dc.contributor.authorCheung, YTD-
dc.contributor.authorWong, SW-
dc.contributor.authorKwong, ACS-
dc.contributor.authorLai, VWY-
dc.contributor.authorChan, SSC-
dc.contributor.authorLam, TH-
dc.contributor.authorWang, MP-
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-18T08:18:07Z-
dc.date.available2019-01-18T08:18:07Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationContemporary Clinical Trials, 2019, v. 77, p. 70-75-
dc.identifier.issn1551-7144-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/266366-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Novel approaches to engage community smokers in smoking cessation are needed as smokerstypically lack motivation to quit or use evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment.Mobile instant messaging apps (e.g., WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger) are widely usedbut under-studied as a mobile health modality for delivering smoking cessation support.This paper presents the rationale and study design of a trial which aims to evaluatethe effectiveness of a chat-based intervention using mobile instant messaging combinedwith brief interventions for community smokers. Methods: This is a two-arm, parallel, accessor-blinded, pragmatic cluster-randomized controlledtrial on an estimated 1172 daily cigarette smokers aged ≥18 years proactively recruitedfrom 68 community sites (cluster) throughout Hong Kong. Subjects in intervention groupreceived three months of chat-based, instant messaging support guided by acceptanceand commitment therapy and other behavioural change techniques, integrated with briefadvice and active referral to a smoking cessation service using the AWARD (Ask, Warn,Advise, Refer, Do-it-again) intervention model. Control group received brief adviceto quit plus a self-help booklet at baseline. Outcomes were assessed at 1-, 2-, 3- and 6-month after baseline. The primary outcome is abstinence validated by exhaledcarbon monoxide (<4 ppm) and salivary cotinine (<10 ng/mL) at 6-month after baseline.Primary analyses will be based on intention-to-treat. Comments: This is the first trial examining the effectiveness of a chat-based cessation supportprogramme combined with brief interventions in promoting abstinence. The interventionmodel can be adapted for other behavioural change treatments and more advanced digitalsmoking cessation intervention.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/conclintrial-
dc.relation.ispartofContemporary Clinical Trials-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectChat intervention-
dc.subjectDigital health-
dc.subjectInstant messaging-
dc.subjectmHealth-
dc.subjectTobacco dependence treatment-
dc.subjectWhatsApp-
dc.titleChat-based instant messaging support combined with brief smoking cessation interventions for Chinese community smokers in Hong Kong: Rationale and study protocol for a pragmatic, cluster-randomized controlled trial-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailLi, WHC: william3@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailCheung, YTD: takderek@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChan, SSC: scsophia@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLam, TH: hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailWang, MP: mpwang@hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.authorityCheung, YTD=rp02262-
dc.identifier.authorityChan, SSC=rp00423-
dc.identifier.authorityLam, TH=rp00326-
dc.identifier.authorityWang, MP=rp01863-
dc.description.naturepostprint-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cct.2018.12.013-
dc.identifier.pmid30593882-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85059184573-
dc.identifier.hkuros296580-
dc.identifier.volume77-
dc.identifier.spage70-
dc.identifier.epage75-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000459215800008-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl1551-7144-

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