About this trial
This study aims to develop a typology-based intervention delivered by smoking cessation (SC) counsellors to prevent smoking relapse in ex-smokers who recently quit. The two main research questions include (1) Can a typology-based smoking relapse prevention intervention be feasible and accepted by the smokers and SC counsellors who deliver the new intervention? (2) What is the preliminary evidence on the efficacy of the typology-based smoking relapse prevention to increase tobacco abstinence in ex-smokers who have recently quit? If the intervention shows at least a small effect size (i.e. risk ratio\>1.3), or the intervention is feasible while modifications can potentially increase the efficacy, a future definitive RCT is warranted.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Hong Kong citizens
Have ever habitually used conventional cigarettes in the past year
Not using cigarettes for the past 7-30 days
Aged 25 or below (parental consent is required for participants under 18 years old)
Disqualifiers
Have unstable physical or psychological conditions as advised by doctors or counsellors
Are users of illicit drugs (e.g., heroin, marijuana, ketamine, etc.)
Have become pregnant in the past two months
unable to communicate in Cantonese and read Chinese
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- typology-based intervention
- Routine Treatment