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RecruitingNCT06570122Updated Sep 2, 2026

Mobile Phone-Based Smoking-Cessation Intervention for Smoking Parents

An interventional study of 5A's/5R's advice and Health warning leaflet in Smoking Cessation, sponsored by Beijing Normal University. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-02.

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

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Sep 2025; still recruiting 1 year 2 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
300
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study aims to explore the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a mobile phone-based intervention tailored specifically for smoking parents.

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Parental smoking is associated with numerous adverse outcomes, including exposure to secondhand smoke, heightened risk of respiratory illnesses in children, and an increased likelihood that children will adopt smoking behaviors themselves. Despite awareness of these risks, many parents find it challenging to quit smoking due to stress, lack of support, and time constraints.

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigates the effectiveness of a mobile phone-based intervention tailored specifically for smoking parents. The intervention group will receive AI-powered chatbot cessation support, while the control group will be provided with brief cessation advice. The study aims to determine whether the AI-driven intervention is more effective in helping parents quit smoking compared to traditional brief advice.

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Conditions studied

  • Smoking Cessation

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In context

Smoking Cessation

1,581 studies on the registry are indexed under Smoking Cessation; 198 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 300 is above the median of 164 across 1,423 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
Yes

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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. have a smartphone and a WeChat account, 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
300 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    AI chatbot support group

    AI-powered chatbot support+ 5A's/5R's advice + health warning leaflet

    Behavioral: 5A's/5R's advice · Other: Health warning leaflet · Behavioral: AI-powered chatbot support

  • Active comparator
    Control group

    5A's/5R's advice + health warning leaflet

    Behavioral: 5A's/5R's advice · Other: Health warning leaflet

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.

  • OtherHealth warning leaflet

    The health warning leaflet provides essential information on the dangers of secondhand and thirdhand smoke. It outlines how exposure to these forms of smoke can harm both smokers and non-smokers, particularly children, by increasing the risk of respiratory illnesses and other health issues.

  • BehavioralAI-powered chatbot support

    Participants will receive three months of AI-powered chatbot, equipped with personalized interactions and real-time support, via WeChat.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. 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

  2. Eligibility rate

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

    Time frame: baseline

Secondary outcomes

  1. Consent rate

    the percentage of eligible smokers who agree to participate out of the total number of eligible smokers

    Time frame: baseline

  2. Percentage of Participant Engagement with E-Messages and Counselor Chats

    This outcome measures the percentage of participants who engage with the intervention by reading e-messages and responding to counselor chat messages at least once during the 3-month follow-up period.

    Time frame: 3 months follow-up

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 2, 2026, 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
NCT06570122
Lead sponsor
Beijing Normal University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 26, 2024
Start date
Sep 1, 2025
Primary completion
Dec 30, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 30, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 2, 2026

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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