Efficacy of an individual-tailored smoking cessation intervention APP among Chinese smokers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background and aims Tobacco use has posed a tremendous public health problem for China. The Chinese government has taken great efforts to curb the tobacco epidemic. However, the existing smoking cessation services available in China are underused and have some limitations. Our research team...
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| description | Abstract Background and aims Tobacco use has posed a tremendous public health problem for China. The Chinese government has taken great efforts to curb the tobacco epidemic. However, the existing smoking cessation services available in China are underused and have some limitations. Our research team intends to develop a smartphone smoking cessation application (SSC APP) and integrate it with the existing smoking cessation services. This study aims to assess the efficacy of the SSC APP developed by our research team through a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Methods Current smokers who are motivated to quit within 1 month (n = 1000) will be recruited both online and offline, and all potential participants will register and complete the prescreening assessment online. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group (receiving the SSC APP and a self-help smoking cessation manual) or the control group (receiving a self-help smoking cessation manual only) using a block randomization method. This study will be a two-arm, single-blind, parallel-group RCT. Participants will be followed up after enrollment through online questionnaires or by phone call. The primary outcome is self-reported 6-month continuous abstinence. The main secondary outcomes include self-reported 7-day point-prevalence abstinence at each follow-up; self-reported 3-month continuous abstinence; reduction in the number of cigarettes smoked per day; and the number of recent quit attempts. Discussion If this SSC APP proves to be effective, it could be integrated with the existing smoking cessation services and further facilitate smoking cessation at the population level in China. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR2200062097, Registered July 22, 2022. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08631204439e4443bad2f91180b46ec22024-01-07T12:51:41ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582024-01-0124111010.1186/s12889-023-16496-9Efficacy of an individual-tailored smoking cessation intervention APP among Chinese smokers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trialXiaoyun Xie0Lirong Liang1Yi Nan2Luge Zhang3Lin Xiao4Tobacco Control Office, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionDepartment of Research on Tobacco Dependence Therapies, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine and Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityTobacco Control Office, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionTobacco Control Office, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionTobacco Control Office, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionAbstract Background and aims Tobacco use has posed a tremendous public health problem for China. The Chinese government has taken great efforts to curb the tobacco epidemic. However, the existing smoking cessation services available in China are underused and have some limitations. Our research team intends to develop a smartphone smoking cessation application (SSC APP) and integrate it with the existing smoking cessation services. This study aims to assess the efficacy of the SSC APP developed by our research team through a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Methods Current smokers who are motivated to quit within 1 month (n = 1000) will be recruited both online and offline, and all potential participants will register and complete the prescreening assessment online. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group (receiving the SSC APP and a self-help smoking cessation manual) or the control group (receiving a self-help smoking cessation manual only) using a block randomization method. This study will be a two-arm, single-blind, parallel-group RCT. Participants will be followed up after enrollment through online questionnaires or by phone call. The primary outcome is self-reported 6-month continuous abstinence. The main secondary outcomes include self-reported 7-day point-prevalence abstinence at each follow-up; self-reported 3-month continuous abstinence; reduction in the number of cigarettes smoked per day; and the number of recent quit attempts. Discussion If this SSC APP proves to be effective, it could be integrated with the existing smoking cessation services and further facilitate smoking cessation at the population level in China. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR2200062097, Registered July 22, 2022.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16496-9Mobile healthSmoking cessationRandomized controlled trial |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoyun Xie Lirong Liang Yi Nan Luge Zhang Lin Xiao Efficacy of an individual-tailored smoking cessation intervention APP among Chinese smokers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial BMC Public Health Mobile health Smoking cessation Randomized controlled trial |
| title | Efficacy of an individual-tailored smoking cessation intervention APP among Chinese smokers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | Efficacy of an individual-tailored smoking cessation intervention APP among Chinese smokers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Efficacy of an individual-tailored smoking cessation intervention APP among Chinese smokers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficacy of an individual-tailored smoking cessation intervention APP among Chinese smokers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | Efficacy of an individual-tailored smoking cessation intervention APP among Chinese smokers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | efficacy of an individual tailored smoking cessation intervention app among chinese smokers study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| topic | Mobile health Smoking cessation Randomized controlled trial |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16496-9 |
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