Tobacco Control-Related Policy Survey

Survey on Tobacco Control Clinical Trial

Official title:

Policy-Related Survey - Territory-wide Telephone Survey on Tobacco Control

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03182764
• Other study ID #: 2017 Policy Survey
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: February 11, 2019
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: March 2020
• Source: The University of Hong Kong
• Contact: Derek, Yee Tak Cheung, PhD
• Phone: +85239176652
• Email: derekcheung[@]hku.hk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Aim: to collect further information on issues related to tobacco control which should be addressed and advocated in further tobacco control measures in Hong Kong

The objectives of this policy-related survey are as follows:

1. to update information on trends and prevalence of secondhand smoke, smoking attributable health effects, cessation services, and e-cigarette;

2. to investigate the level of public support on current and future tobacco control measures and taxation;

3. to address the timely impacts of smoke-free policies, public support for further tobacco control measures and assist COSH in shaping policy direction for government.

Current study is a cross-sectional retrospective telephone survey based on questionnaires. In total, 5,104 subjects will be randomly selected for a telephone interview. The subjects will be categorized into three groups, i.e. never smokers (1,700), ex-smokers (1,700) and current smokers (1,704). They will be required to answer a questionnaire via telephone. All data shall be collected using a Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) system, which allows real-time data capture and consolidation. All interviews shall be conducted anonymously. Analysis of survey data will aim to identify current opinion on tobacco control policies and implications for future policies. Analyses will be controlled for confounding variables as required by stratification into sub-groups based on important pre-defined characteristics and/or by multivariate analysis. Comparison with past trends and, where possible, extrapolation of future trends will be explored. Weights will be applied to adjust for the sex and age of Hong Kong population, and to handle the over-sampling issues of current smokers. The data analysis will be conducted by statisticians.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 5104
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: September 11, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 15 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 15 or above

• Cantonese or Mandarin speakers

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to provide a consent form

• Speak language other than Cantonese and Mandarin

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Survey on Tobacco Control

Intervention

Other:
• No intervention
No intervention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	Public Opinion Programme, 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	Attitudes towards tobacco control policies	Topics included the awareness, use and perception of e-cigarettes, and public support for future tobacco control policies such as enlargement of graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging, tobacco tax increase and endgame.	Finish all telephone survey by Sep 2017