Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling for Smokers in the Community

Building Capacity and Promoting Smoking Cessation in the Community Via "Quit to Win" Contest 2023: a Randomised Controlled Trial of 1-week Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling

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.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Hong Kong residents aged 18 years or above
2. Smoke cigarette or heated tobacco product or e-cigarette daily in the past 3 months
3. Exhaled carbon monoxide level ≥4 part per million or a positive salivary cotinine test
4. Able to communicate in and read Chinese
5. Have a local contact number

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participating in another smoking cessation programme or using any smoking cessation drug or nicotine replacement therapy
2. Pregnant or breastfeeding
3. Recent (≤ 2 weeks) angina, cardiac arrhythmia or heart attacks