Evaluating the Efficacy of a Text Messaging-based Shisha Smoking Cessation Intervention
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-35
SponsorThe University of Hong Kong
About this trial
The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a culture specific text-messaging based shisha smoking cessation intervention for young adults in Hong Kong. Participants in the intervention group will receive smartphone text messaging-based intervention and support that contained personalised messages with both text and visual elements over 6 weeks under a manualised programme. Participants in the control group will only receive a leaflet about the health risks of shisha smoking (the exact identical contents received by the participants in the intervention group at a session).
All participants will complete a self-administered questionnaire at baseline, 6th- and 12th-week on their self-reported shisha abstinences, knowledge on risk, readiness to quit and attitudes on shisha smoking
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
young adults aged 18 to 35 years who are interested in quitting shisha
smoked shisha within the 30 days at the time of enrolment (current smoker)
smoked for more than twelve times in 12 months (i.e., on a monthly basis)22
able to read and communicate in Chinese or English
Disqualifiers
scored 10 (''have already quitted'') on Contemplation Ladder assessment at baseline
unable to provide consent
unable to read and communicate in Chinese or English
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- text-messaging based intervention
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov