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AI-powered Chatbot vs. Human Counselors in Smoking Cessation
Sponsor: Beijing Normal University
Summary
This study aims to explore the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of AI-powered chatbot support in community smokers.
Official title: Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Powered Chatbot vs. Human Counselors in Smoking Cessation
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2024-09-01
Completion Date
2025-12-30
Last Updated
2024-08-26
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
5A's/5R's advice
5A's (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) for smokers who are ready to quit, and 5R's (relevance, risks, rewards, roadblocks, and repetition) for smokers who are not ready to quit.
Brief leaflet on health warning and smoking cessation
The contents of the leaflet include the absolute risk of smoking, diseases caused by active and second-hand smoking, horrible pictorial warnings of the health consequences of active and second-hand smoking, and the benefits of quitting.
Self-help smoking cessation booklet
The contents include information about the benefits of quitting, methods to quit, how to handle withdrawal symptoms, misperceptions of quitting, etc.
AI-powered chatbot support
Participants will receive three months of AI-powered chatbot, equipped with personalized interactions and real-time support, via WeChat.
Counselor individual support
Participants will receive three months of counselor-led individual support via WeChat. The regular messages and instant messaging on psychosocial support aim to provide cessation advice, increase self-efficacy and confidence, and social support and behavioral capacity of quitting.
Locations (1)
Beijing Normal University
Zhuhai, Guangdong, China