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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02701686
Other study ID # GOPC
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received February 26, 2016
Last updated April 26, 2017
Start date June 2014
Est. completion date November 2016

Study information

Verified date April 2017
Source The University of Hong Kong
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of negotiating self determination to reduce cigarette consumption. A single-blinded multi-centre randomized controlled is employed.


Description:

Introduction:

A brief intervention with a small to moderate effect size can potentially benefit a large number of smokers and increase smoking cessation within the community if it is carried out routinely in clinical practices by all or most healthcare professionals or people with minimal training. It is also the most cost-effective smoking cessation programme, because no extra or minimal funding is needed to provide the venue, manpower, and other expenses (but incentives or payments to healthcare professionals and follow-up support would be needed). There is no evidence that longer interventions are more effective than shorter interventions. Brief cessation interventions have been shown to be effective with strong evidence from the investigators' randomised controlled trials and in systematic reviews.

The negotiating self-determination to reduce cigarette consumption is guided by social cognitive and self-determination theories. According to social cognitive theory, self-efficacy is an important personal determinant of human behaviour and has been defined as the belief in one's capability to engage in behaviour to solve difficult tasks. This belief influences decisions on whether a certain form of behaviour will be adopted and maintained. Because self-efficacy is built on a successful experience of overcoming challenging tasks, smokers who have more successful experiences in reducing cigarette consumption tend to have higher levels of self-efficacy. Some evidence has shown that a reduction in smoking may lead to greater self-efficacy to resist smoking, which could increase subsequent quitting. According to self-determination theory, autonomy is another influential determinant of behaviours which is emphasized by freedom of choice. Studies have shown that patients having an opportunity to decide on their own treatment may feel more eager to comply with instructions. The subjects in this study will be allowed to select their own schedules of smoking reduction after the negotiation with the counsellor, such as the percentage of smoking reduction over an acceptable period of time. It is anticipated that the subjects will show more willingness to adhere to their own schedule as a result of an increase in autonomy. Moreover, some evidence has shown that autonomy is positively associated with competence; that is, people have greater autonomy demonstrate higher competence in achieving behavioural change. Consequently, autonomy will facilitate their gradual reduction or cessation of smoking. Most importantly, as a result of reducing the cigarette consumption and lowering down the nicotine dependence, it would be much easier for such smokers to further reduce or quit.

Methods:

Chinese patients attending the general out-patient clinics in Hong Kong for routine follow-up visits who fulfil the following inclusion criteria will be invited to participate in the study.

All smoking patients will be approached by a nurse counselors.

Analysis:

Data analysis will be performed using the Statistical Package for Social Science. In particular, we will use inferential statistics (independent-samples t-test and χ2 test) to examine the homogeneity between the QI and CDTQ groups. We will conduct logistic regression analyses to calculate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for smoking outcomes, i.e. self-reported and biochemical validated quit rates, self-reported smoking reduction rates and number of quit attempts. We will apply mixed between-within subjects analysis of variance (ANOVA) to determine whether CDTQ is more effective than QI in enhancing self-efficacy (perceived importance, difficulty and confidence) for quitting smoking. We shall adopt the principle of intention to treat. Subjects who are lost to follow-up, refuse to participate in biochemical validations, or withdraw from the study are considered unable to quit or reduce smoking. Depending on the amount and distribution of missing data, other methods, e.g. sensitivity analysis and multiple imputation technique will be used if necessary.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 100
Est. completion date November 2016
Est. primary completion date May 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. aged 18 years or above,

2. smoke at least two cigarettes per day,

Exclusion Criteria:

1. those with unstable medical conditions as advised by the doctor in charge,

2. poor cognitive state or mental illness,

3. participation in other smoking cessation programmes or services.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
quit immediately (QI)
advise to quit immediately using the AWARD model
cut down to quit (CDTQ)
advise to reduce cigarette consumption and quit eventally using the AWARD model

Locations

Country Name City State
Hong Kong Sai Ying Pun Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic in 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 of abstinence 6 months
Primary self-reported 7-day point prevalence of abstinence 12 months
Primary self-reported reduction of = 50% in cigarette consumption 6 months
Primary self-reported reduction of = 50% in cigarette consumption 12 months
Secondary biochemically validated abstinence (exhaled CO test & saliva cotinine test) 6 months
Secondary biochemically validated abstinence (exhaled CO test & saliva cotinine test) 12 months
Secondary self-efficacy in quitting 6 months
Secondary self-efficacy in quitting 12 months
Secondary number of quit attempts made 6 months
Secondary number of quit attempts made 12 months
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