MedTrace Logo

Promoting Smoking Cessation in the Correctional Institutions

NCT04088539 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2021-12-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this project is to promote and evaluate a smoking cessation intervention through the "Quit to Win" Contest organised in correctional institutions in Hong Kong.

The aim of this project is to promote and evaluate a smoking cessation intervention through the "Quit to Win" Contest organised in correctional institutions in Hong Kong. The specific objectives of the study are:

1. To test the effectiveness of face-to-face brief cessation advice and video education for smoking cessation among current smokers at the correctional institutions in Hong Kong;
2. To evaluate the process and outcome of the recruitment of smokers through qualitative interviews; and
3. To conduct qualitative interviews with quitters and non-quitters to examine their experience on the intervention.

Conditions

  • Smoking Cessation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

AWARD advice

Ask about smoking history, Warn about the high risk of smoking, Advise to quit as soon as possible, Refer to the smoking cessation services, and Do it again (if the smokers refused to set quit date)

BEHAVIORAL

Video-based health education

Educational videos on smoking and health will be developed to improve the knowledge of CSD smokers. The videos aim to raise their awareness on these important health topics and acquire effective cessation methods. The effectiveness of the educational videos will be evaluated by pre- and post-tests through a self-administered survey that assess the changes in knowledge related to smoking hazards, benefits of quitting, and methods to quit smoking.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Man Ping Wang, PhD · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-12
Primary Completion
2022-06-30
Completion
2022-12-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT04088539 on ClinicalTrials.gov