Brief Behavioural Economic Intervention for Smoking Cessation

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe University of Hong Kong

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of brief behavioural economic intervention in promoting smoking cessation among smokers in the community.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Hong Kong residents aged 18 years or above

Smoke cigarette or heated tobacco product or e-cigarette daily in the past 3 months

Exhaled carbon monoxide level ≥4 parts per million or a positive salivary cotinine test

Able to communicate in and read Chinese

Disqualifiers

Participating in another smoking cessation programme or using any smoking cessation drug or nicotine replacement therapy

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Brief cessation advice
  • Opt-out active referral
  • Behavioral economic mobile messaging
  • Opt-in active referral

Treatment groups

1,017 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

The University of Hong Kong

Lead sponsor

Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health

Collaborator