About this trial
The goal of this pilot trial is to evaluate the feasibility of a mobile-assisted brief intervention for smoking cessation in community-based individuals in Singapore. Specific aims include:
1. To assess how many eligible individuals accept the invitation to participate in the trial 2. To assess the retention of the participants through 6 months after treatment initiation 3. To assess the acceptability of the intervention in terms of participants' engagement and ratings 4. To examine the intervention effect on abstinence outcomes
Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or control group and followed for 6 months from randomisation.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Aged 21 to 80 years
Smoked at least one cigarette daily
Able to communicate and read in English or Chinese
Own a smartphone with WhatsApp installed
Disqualifiers
Exposed to any smoking cessation treatment in the past 3 months
Pregnant women
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Brief cessation advice + self-help booklet
- Opt-out referral
- Mobile chat messaging