An Internet-based Dialectical Behaviour Therapy-informed Skills Training for Promoting Smoking Cessation and Improving Psychological Distress of Adult Smokers.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Smoking

Treatments: Behavioral: Monthly health education; Behavioral: Internet-based dialectical behaviour therapy-informed skills training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06575673

07210048

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. To determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an internet-based DBT-ST for promoting smoking abstinence/reduction and improving psychological distress/emotional regulation in adult smokers
2. To explore the participants' experiences and perceptions (e.g., perceived benefits/weaknesses) towards the proposed intervention

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hong Kong Chinese aged 18-64 years
• Had smoked at least one cigarette per day over the previous three months
• Indicate psychological distress as measured by the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21
• Have an intention to stop smoking
• Have an electronic device and are willing to receive interventions via the internet

Exclusion criteria

• Experiencing psychotic disorders/cognitive impairment/communication problems
• Participating in other smoking cessation programs or related psychosocial interventions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

DBT-ST group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the intervention group will receive the DBT-ST by means of a free video-communication app. Over the next 14 weeks from the baseline, participants will receive two individual sessions (30-45 mins) and 12 group therapy sessions (120-minute)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet-based dialectical behaviour therapy-informed skills training

TAU

Other group

Description:

Participants in the control group will receive a smoking cessation booklet published by the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health that provided information on the negative health consequences of smoking, reasons to quit, strategies for quitting, smoking cessation services available in Hong Kong, and a public Quitline number (usual care). Participants will also receive a monthly health education for three months that provides general health information and sharing sessions, which is one of the routine care for smokers during the first 3-4 months after they seek help for smoking problem (waiting period for further intervention).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Monthly health education