Tobacco Control Policy-related Survey 2020

Survey on Tobacco Control Clinical Trial

Official title:

Tobacco Control Policy-related Survey by Landline and Mobile Telephone

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04891796
• Other study ID #: 2020 Policy Survey
• Status: Completed
• Start date: March 12, 2021
• Est. completion date: September 19, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: June 2022
• Source: The University of Hong Kong
• Contact: n/a
• 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 by landline and mobile telephone are as follows: 1. to update information on prevalence of conventional cigarettes, e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn tobacco products and waterpipe tobaccos ; 2. to investigate the effects of new pictorial health warning policy in the public; 3. to investigate the level of public support on current and future tobacco control measures and taxation; 4. 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 landline and mobile telephone survey based on questionnaires. The target sample size is planned to be 5,100 Hong Kong residents, including 1,700 current, ex and never smokers respectively. All three smoking status are to be evenly sampled by landline and mobile telephone. All data will be collected using a Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) system, which allows real-time data capture and consolidation. All interviews shall be conducted anonymously except for those who are willing to participate subsequent studies pictorial warning opinion. Analysis of survey data will aim to identify current opinion on tobacco control policies and implications for future policies. All eligible subjects who complete the telephone survey will be included in the analysis. Comparison with past trends conducted by previous landline and mobile phone surveys and, where possible, extrapolation of future trends will be explored. Weightings will be applied to adjust for the sex and age of Hong Kong population, and to handle the over-sampling issues of ex- and current smokers. The data analysis will be conducted by experienced statisticians in the applicants' team.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 5112
• Est. completion date: September 19, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: July 19, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 15 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hong Kong resident aged 15 and above
• Cantonese speakers

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to provide a consent
• Speak language other than Cantonese

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Survey on Tobacco Control

Intervention

Other:
• No intervention
No intervention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute	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 toward tobacco control policies	Topic includes cigarette consumption and dependence, heat-not-burn tobacco products, e-cigarettes, waterpipe tobaccos, years of abstinence, intention to quit, influence of COVID-19 on smoking behaviour, tobacco endgame, second-hand smoke exposure, pictorial health warning, smoke-free areas, tobacco tax increase, peer influence on smoking, and current use and acceptance of phone-based intervention.	Finish all telephone interviews by Sep 2021