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Community-based Mobile-assisted Brief Intervention for Smoking Cessation

NCT07375459 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-04-09

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Summary

The goal of this pilot trial is to evaluate the feasibility of a mobile-assisted brief intervention for smoking cessation in community-based individuals in Singapore. Specific aims include:

1. To assess how many eligible individuals accept the invitation to participate in the trial
2. To assess the retention of the participants through 6 months after treatment initiation
3. To assess the acceptability of the intervention in terms of participants' engagement and ratings
4. To examine the intervention effect on abstinence outcomes

Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or control group and followed for 6 months from randomisation.

Conditions

  • Smoking &Amp; Tobacco Cessation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Brief cessation advice + self-help booklet

Participants will receive brief cessation advice following the AWARD (ask, warn, advise, refer, do-it-again) model and a 24-page self-help booklet.

BEHAVIORAL

Opt-out referral

Research personnel will assist the participant in signing up for the I Quit Programme to receive additional cessation support, unless they decline

BEHAVIORAL

Mobile chat messaging

Participants will receive personalised chat-based support delivered by a live counsellor for 3 months via WhatsApp. The message will incorporate behaviour change techniques for smoking cessation and mindfulness principles to strengthen participants' capacity to quit smoking.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Tzu Tsun Luk, PhD, RN · National University of Singapore

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-04
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-03-31

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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

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