An Integrated Smoking Cessation and Alcohol Intervention Among Hong Kong Chinese Young People

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Adolescent Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: Integrated Intervention; Other: Control; Behavioral: Standard treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04875546

Smk_AI-RCT

Details and patient eligibility

About

Current smoking cessation interventions are focused only on smoking behaviors, and drinking habits are generally overlooked. The aims of the project is to examine the feasibility of implementing an integrated smoking cessation and alcohol abstinence intervention in young Hong Kong Chinese smokers.

Full description

The study is a three-arm randomized controlled trial. (1)The standard treatment group , participants will receive a brief smoking cessation intervention based on the '5A' and '5R' model, then the RA will assist the participants to quit smoking using the STAR method. (2) For the alcohol intervention group, participants will also receive a brief smoking cessation intervention with the models as the ST group. After that they will receive a brief advice on alcohol use based on the FRAMES model. Then the RA will invite participants to complete the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test(AUDIT). (3) For the Control group, participants will be provide with two leaflets, one for smoking cessation and another for alcohol abstinence. All the data collection will be conducted at baseline, 1 week, 1 month , 3 months and 6 months for follow up.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• smoked at least one cigarette in the past 30 days.
• have consumed at least one cup of alcohol in the past 30 days.
• speak Cantonese

Exclusion criteria

• have a compromised mental status and/or communication problems.
• participating in other smoking cessation interventions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 3 patient groups

Standard treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

* A 5'A' and '5'R' models * STAR method for quitting

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard treatment

Integrated Intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

* A 5'A' and '5'R' models * Receive brief advice on alcohol use based on the FRAMES model * Complete the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

Treatment:

Behavioral: Integrated Intervention

Control

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive two leaflets.

Treatment:

Other: Control