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Background: As smoking regulatory policies, including the WHO FCTC (Framework Convention on Tobacco Control), are enforcing, demand for smoking cessation treatment is being increased.
According the trend, development and evaluation of the medical guideline, Induced participation of medical personnel and available in Korean medical clinic, is needed. Purpose: To evaluate the satisfaction and effect of traditional & complementary medicine (T&CM) tobacco control program Methods: Recruited subjects were divided into control and test groups. They treated two times a week during the first three weeks and once a week during the last week.
Program participation rates and drop rates, satisfaction, amount of smoking before and after programs
, smoking-related key variables, nicotine dependence test (Fagerstrom test), Expired CO amounts, urinary cotinine amount, withdrawal symptoms, the change in quality of life(EQ-5D) are measured.
Subjects in control group are treated NRT and counselling. Nicotine Replacement Therapy is provided 7 patches and 30 gums once a week for 4 weeks. Using amounts are depend on each subject's cravings. (Investigator will check how much they used.) Doctor consults about 10-15 minutes per visit.
Subjects in intervention group are treated NRT, counselling and traditional & complementary medicine treatment (Body acupuncture, Ear acupuncture and aromatic therapy). Body acupoints are HT7, LI4, ST36, LU7, LU6 on both sides. Ear acupoints are Shenmen, Lung, Pharynx, Trachea, Endocrine. Subjects are treated with acupuncture for 20 minutes per visit and put ear acupuncture like sticker for 1-2 days. Mixture oil of Lavender, peppermint, rosemary are used to massage behind the ears. It is used 2 times a day and they can adjust frequency depending on their cravings.(Investigator will check how much they used.)
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Experimental | NRT, counselling, traditional & complementary medicine treatment (Body acupuncture, Ear acupuncture and aromatic therapy). |
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| Control group | Active Comparator | NRT, counselling |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional & Complementary Medicine treatment | Other | Body acupuncture, Ear acupuncture and aromatic therapy |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Continuous Abstinence Rate | endpoint of treatment | 4 week |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence | follow-up measure | 6,8,12,16,24 week |
| Prolonged Abstinence Rate | follow-up measure | 3,6 month |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Choong sik Cho, Doctor | Daejeon University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University | Daejeon | 35235 | South Korea |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28576892 | Derived | Jang S, Park S, Jang BH, Park YL, Lee JA, Cho CS, Go HY, Shin YC, Ko SG. Study protocol of a pragmatic, randomised controlled pilot trial: clinical effectiveness on smoking cessation of traditional and complementary medicine interventions, including acupuncture and aromatherapy, in combination with nicotine replacement therapy. BMJ Open. 2017 Jun 2;7(5):e014574. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014574. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D016540 | Smoking Cessation |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015438 | Health Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000095488 | Nicotine Replacement Therapy |
| D003376 | Counseling |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004358 | Drug Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D008605 | Mental Health Services |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
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| NRT, counselling | Other | Nicotine Replacement Therapy, counselling |
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| Program participation rate | each treatment and follow-up | 0,7,10,14,17 day, 3,4,6,8,12,16,24 week |
| Amount of smoking | each treatment and follow-up | 0,7,10,14,17 day, 3,4,6,8,12,16,24 week |
| Tobacco craving | each treatment and follow-up | 0,7,10,14,17 day, 3,4,6,8,12,16,24 week |
| Exhaled Carbon monoxide monoxide | each treatment and follow-up | 0,7,10,14,17 day, 3,4,6,8,12,16,24 week |
| Quality of life | beginning and endpoint of treatment | 0,4 week |
| Nicotine dependence test (Fagerstrom test) | 10, 17 day, 4week |
| Withdrawal symptoms | 1,2,3,4 week |
| D003153 |
| Community Health Services |
| D006296 | Health Services |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |