Smoking Cessation in Workplaces in Hong Kong [Phase II]

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Smoking

Treatments: Behavioral: Phone counseling; Behavioral: SMS; Behavioral: workshop (Motivational intervention); Behavioral: Face to Face counseling; Behavioral: Booklet; Behavioral: Health talk

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02659774

LSTWPLACE2015

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study has the following objectives:

1. To examine the employers'/managerial staff's knowledge, attitudes and practices in promoting smoking cessation in workplace.
2. To evaluate the smoking behaviours of participants before and after attending a smoking cessation intervention.

Full description

Study design In Phase I of this study, a large scale cross-sectional survey will be sent to 3000 corporations in Hong Kong. The questionnaire will examine the employers' knowledge, attitudes and practices in promoting smoking cessation in the workplace.

In Phase II, a longitudinal study will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention offered by the Department of Psychology, the University of Hong Kong. A total of 600 smokers from corporations will be recruited and interviewed before the intervention at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and at 1-, 4-, 12-, 26- and 52-week post-intervention follow-ups, in an attempt to evaluate their smoking behaviours, knowledge on smoking and satisfaction of the smoking cessation services. Self-reported quitters (did not smoke in the past 7 days) will be invited to participate in the bio-chemical validation by assessing their exhaled carbon monoxide level and the saliva cotinine level.

Process evaluation: Qualitative interviews, including in-depth interviews and/or focus group will be conducted within 1 month after 12-month follow-up.

Enrollment: 600 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above
• Cantonese speaker and able to read in Chinese characters
• Smoke at least one cigarette per day
• Stay at Hong Kong during the intervention and follow-up periods (12 months)

Exclusion criteria

• Smokers who are psychologically or physically unable to communicate
• Smokers who are currently following other smoking cessation programme(s)
• Smokers with diagnosed psychiatric illnesses

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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600 participants in 4 patient groups, including a placebo group

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Health talk + workshop (Motivational intervention) + booklet + Short Message Service (SMS)

Treatment:

Behavioral: workshop (Motivational intervention)

Behavioral: Booklet

Behavioral: SMS

Behavioral: Health talk

Group B

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Face to Face counseling (Motivational intervention) + Booklet + SMS

Treatment:

Behavioral: Face to Face counseling

Behavioral: Booklet

Behavioral: SMS

Behavioral: Health talk

Group C

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Phone counseling (Motivational intervention) + Health talk + booklet + SMS

Treatment:

Behavioral: Booklet

Behavioral: SMS

Behavioral: Health talk

Group D

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Phone counseling (Motivational intervention) + booklet + SMS

Treatment:

Behavioral: Phone counseling

Behavioral: Booklet

Behavioral: SMS