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Status unknownNCT05777005Updated Aug 20, 2024

Promoting Smoking Cessation in Campus

An interventional study of 5A's/5R's advice and Brief leaflet on health warning and smoking cessation in Smoking Cessation and Mobile Health, sponsored by Beijing Normal University. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-20.

Sponsored by Beijing Normal University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Dec 2023), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
150
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study aims to explore the feasibility, preliminary effectiveness, and implementation outcomes of chatbot-led smoking cessation support in community smokers.

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Conditions studied

  • Smoking Cessation
  • Mobile Health

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In context

Smoking Cessation

350 studies on the registry are indexed under Smoking Cessation; 145 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 150 is close to the median of 150 across 326 interventional studies indexed under Smoking Cessation.

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Lead sponsor

Beijing Normal University is the lead sponsor of 31 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. aged 18 and above, reside in Zhuhai for the next 6 months;
  2. smoke at least 1 cigarette or use e-cigarettes daily;
  3. Having a smartphone and a WeChat account, being able to use WeChat skillfully.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Smokers who have communication barrier (either physically or cognitively);
  2. Smokers who are currently participating in other SC programmes or services
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
150 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Intervention group

    5A's/5R's advice+ Chatbot-led group support+ Counselor-led individual support+ health warning leaflet+ Self-help booklet

    Behavioral: 5A's/5R's advice · Other: Brief leaflet on health warning and smoking cessation · Other: Self-help smoking cessation booklet · Behavioral: Counselor-led individual support · Behavioral: Chatbot-led group support

  • Active comparator
    Control group

    5A's/5R's advice+ Chatbot-led group support+ health warning leaflet+ Self-help booklet

    Behavioral: 5A's/5R's advice · Other: Brief leaflet on health warning and smoking cessation · Other: Self-help smoking cessation booklet · Behavioral: Chatbot-led group support

Interventions

  • Behavioral5A's/5R's advice

    5A's (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) for smokers who are ready to quit, and 5R's (relevance, risks, rewards, roadblocks, and repetition) for smokers who are not ready to quit.

  • OtherBrief leaflet on health warning and smoking cessation

    The contents of the leaflet include the absolute risk of smoking, diseases caused by active and second-hand smoking, horrible pictorial warnings of the health consequences of active and second-hand smoking, and the benefits of quitting.

  • OtherSelf-help smoking cessation booklet

    The contents include information about the benefits of quitting, methods to quit, how to handle withdrawal symptoms, misperceptions of quitting, etc.

  • BehavioralCounselor-led individual support

    Participants will receive three months of counselor-led individual support via WeChat. The regular messages and instant messaging on psychosocial support aim to provide cessation advice, increase self-efficacy and confidence, and social support and behavioral capacity of quitting.

  • BehavioralChatbot-led group support

    Participants will receive three months of chatbot-led group support via WeChat.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Participation rate of eligible smokers

    the percentage of eligible smokers out of the total number of smokers screened

    Time frame: Baseline

  2. Biochemical validated quit rate at 6 months follow-up

    The primary outcomes are biochemically validated quit rate (exhaled CO \< 4 ppm or salivary cotinine \< 30 ng/ml)

    Time frame: 6 months follow-up

Secondary outcomes

  1. Biochemical validated quit rate at 3 months follow-up

    The primary outcomes are biochemically validated quit rate (exhaled CO \< 4 ppm or salivary cotinine \< 30 ng/ml) at 3-month in the two groups

    Time frame: 3 months follow-up

  2. Self-reported 7-day point prevalence quit rate

    Self-reported 7-day point prevalence quit rate in the two groups

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months follow-up

  3. Smoking reduction rate

    Rate of smoking reduction by at least half of baseline amount in the two groups

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months follow-up

  4. Engagement in chatbot-led group support and/or counselor-led individual support

    Self-reported engagement in chatbot-led/counselor-led support in the two groups

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months follow-up

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Beijing Normal University
    Zhuhai, Guangdong 519087, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Weng X, Yin H, Liu K, Song C, Xie J, Guo N, Wang MP. Chatbot-Led Support Combined With Counselor-Led Support on Smoking Cessation in China: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Sep 23;13:e58636. doi: 10.2196/58636. PubMed 39312291 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 20, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05777005
Lead sponsor
Beijing Normal University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 20, 2023
Start date
Mar 6, 2023
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2024
Completion
Dec 30, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 20, 2024

Study contacts

Xue Weng
Contact
xueweng@bnu.edu.cn
3621259

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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