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Smoking Cessation Program for the Older Smokers
Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
Summary
This study aims to assess the effect of mobile health (mHealth) support or financial incentives and their interactive intervention effect on smoking cessation (SC) in old smokers in Hong Kong (HK).
Official title: A Randomized 2 by 2 Factorial Trial on mHealth Support and Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation in Deprived Older Smokers
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1200
Start Date
2024-02-20
Completion Date
2026-11
Last Updated
2025-12-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Mobile health support
1. Brief smoking cessation advice 2. Health warning leaflet 3. Smoking cessation information booklet 4. Referral card 5. E-messages on SC-related information and details on community SC services for 3 months 6. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based real-time Chat-based support for 3 months
Financial incentive
1. Brief smoking cessation advice 2. Health warning leaflet 3. Smoking cessation information booklet 4. Referral card 5. An escalating incentive scheme for smoking abstinence: HK$500 for using any SC services within 6 months, and HK$1000, 1500 and 2000 for biochemically validated abstinence at 3-, 6- and 12-month, respectively.
Combine intervention
1. Brief smoking cessation advice 2. Health warning leaflet 3. Smoking cessation information booklet 4. Referral card 5. E-messages on SC-related information and details on community SC services for 3 months 6. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based real-time Chat-based support for 3 months 7. An escalating incentive scheme for smoking abstinence: HK$500 for using any SC services within 6 months, and HK$1000, 1500 and 2000 for biochemically validated abstinence at 3-, 6- and 12-month, respectively.
Control group
1. Brief smoking cessation advice 2. Health warning leaflet 3. Smoking cessation information booklet 4. Referral card 5. E-messages on SC-related information and details on community SC services for 3 months for those without abstinence at 12-month follow-up after follow-ups ending 6. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based rear-time Chat-based support for 3 months for those without abstinence at 12-month follow-up after follow-ups ending
Locations (1)
School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong