Evaluation of a Workplace Smoking Cessation Program in Hong Kong (Phase VI)

Exercise Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of a Workplace Smoking Cessation Program in Hong Kong: a Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Mobile Supported Simple Physical Exercise for Smoking Cessation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05758272
• Other study ID #: SCPW Phase 6
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: The University of Hong Kong
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to test, by a 2-arm RCT, the effectiveness of an intervention that includes mobile phone-supported simple physical exercise for smoking cessation in workplaces in Hong Kong.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 646
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above

2. Smoke at least 1 cigarette per day or use other tobacco products (EC, HTP and others) daily

3. Able to communicate in Cantonese/Mandarin and read Chinese

4. Able to use instant messaging tools (e.g. WhatsApp) for communication

5. Stay in Hong Kong during the intervention and follow-up periods (12 months)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Smokers who are psychologically or physically unable to communicate

2. Currently joining other smoking cessation program(s)

3. Smokers who cannot tolerate the proposed exercise program

4. Smokers who have severe mental illnesses

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Exercise
• Smokers
• Workplace

Intervention

Behavioral:
• mobile phone-based simple physical exercise reminder to help quit smoking
Regular messages supporting participants in practicing simple physical exercises and assist in managing cravings will be sent to participants via IM apps and scheduled in a tapering manner for 3 months (twice per week in the first month to once per week in the third month). Images and videos explaining and demonstrating the simple physical exercises will be sent to the participants via IM apps, which serves as a reminder and supporting materials for participants. The benefits of exercise in SC will be explained. The investigator will also encourage the practice of moderate/ vigorous exercises to further improve the physical activity and well-being of the participants. Various delivery formats of messages will be considered to attract participants' interest such as text, emojis, voice, image, animation, and video. The simple exercises consist of a) Zero-time exercises (ZTEx), b) handgrip exercises and c) resistance exercises.
• regular text-based intervention
The control group will receive 6 regular messages via IM at twice per month within 3 months. These messages cover simple cessation advice and reminders for telephone follow-ups.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-reported 7-day point-prevalence abstinence (PPA) at 6-months follow-up	Self-reported abstinence in the past 7 days at 6-months after treatment initiation	at 6-month after treatment initiation (3 months after the end of treatment)