Smoking Cessation Program for the Older Smokers

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).

Conditions

• Smoking Cessation
• Aged
• Telemedicine
• Motivation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

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

BEHAVIORAL

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.

BEHAVIORAL

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.

BEHAVIORAL

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Grants Committee, Hong Kong

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• The University of Hong Kong

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-02-20

Primary Completion

2026-11-30

Completion

2026-11-30

Countries

• Hong Kong

Study Locations