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| Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health | OTHER |
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The aim of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of 1-week nicotine replacement therapy sampling delivered by lay counsellors in promoting smoking cessation in smokers in the community.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention group | Experimental | 1-week nicotine replacement therapy sample + Brief cessation advice |
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| Control group | Active Comparator | Brief cessation advice |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| 1-week nicotine replacement therapy sampling | Behavioral | Participants will be given an 1-week sample of nicotine replacement therapy (patch or gum) with brief instructions on how to use the product |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Biochemically validated tobacco abstinence | Verified by a negative salivary cotinine test | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Biochemically validated tobacco abstinence | Verified by a negative salivary cotinine test | 3 months |
| Self-reported 7-day point-prevalence tobacco abstinence | 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Self-reported reduction of tobacco consumption | Smoking reduction by at least half of the baseline daily number of cigarettes | 3 months |
| Self-reported reduction of tobacco consumption | Smoking reduction by at least half of the baseline daily number of cigarettes |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Tzu Tsun Luk, PhD, RN | Contact | +852-3917-7574 | luktt@connect.hku.hk | |
| Sik Kwan Chan, PhD | Contact | +852-3910-3134 | kskchan@hku.hk |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Tzu Tsun Luk, PhD, RN | The University of Hong Kong | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Community sites | Recruiting | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000073869 | Tobacco Smoking |
| D012907 | Smoking |
| ID | Term |
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| D001519 | Behavior |
| D064424 | Tobacco Use |
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| Brief cessation advice | Behavioral | Participants will receive brief cessation advice following the AWARD (ask, warn, advise, refer, do-it-again) model: A: Ask about the tobacco use status; W: Warn about the hazards of tobacco use; A: Advise the smokers to quit; R: Refer the smokers to cessation services; D: Do-it-again |
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| Self-reported 7-day point-prevalence tobacco abstinence | 6 months |
| Self-reported 24-hour quit attempt | 3 months |
| Self-reported 24-hour quit attempt | 6 months |
| Self-reported use of nicotine replacement therapy product | 3 months |
| Self-reported use of nicotine replacement therapy product | 6 months |
| Self-reported use of smoking cessation service | 3 months |
| Self-reported use of smoking cessation service | 6 months |
| 6 months |
| Change in motivation to quit from baseline through 3-month follow-up | 3 months |
| Change in motivation to quit from baseline through 6-month follow-up | 6 months |