A TTM-based Smoking Cessation Intervention in Helping Expectant Fathers to Quit Smoking and Maintain Abstinence

Sun Yat-sen University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Behavioral Intervention; Smoking Cessation

Treatments: Behavioral: usual care treatment; Behavioral: TTM-based health education videos about smoking cessation for expectant fathers

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06663475

72104259 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

L2023SYSU-HL-027

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the video-based health education in smoking cessation among expectant fathers by using two-arm randomized clinical trial to motivate this subgroup attempt to quit, quit smoking and maintain abstinence in the long term.

Enrollment: 1,346 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• male adult
• has a pregnant partner
• at least smoke 1 cigarette per day on average in the last month
• be able to read or communicate in Chinese

Exclusion criteria

• be or was participated in other smoking cessation program in the past year
• mentally or physically unable to communicate with
• can't play videos by electronic devices
• the pregnant partner is a smoker

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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1,346 participants in 2 patient groups

general health education videos

Active Comparator group

Description:

general health education videos about hazards of secondhand smoke exposure for expectant fathers in obstetric clinic

Treatment:

Behavioral: usual care treatment

TTM-based health education about smoking cessation tailored for expectant fathers

Experimental group

Description:

health education videos based on transtheoretical model (TTM) to motivate quit attempt and maintain abstinence among smoking expectant fathers

Treatment:

Behavioral: TTM-based health education videos about smoking cessation for expectant fathers