'WeChat WeQuit' Smoking Cessation Program

Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital2,000 enrolled

Overview

This proposed project is to assess whether WeChat-based smoking cessation interventions ('WeChat WeQuit' program) will be effective at helping people in China who smoke, to quit.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

2,000

Conditions

Cigarette Smoking Smoking Cessation

Interventions

Cognitive and Behavioral InterventionBEHAVIORAL

Participants who allocate to the intervention group will receive regular smoking cessation related information by professional team.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Daily Chinese cigarette smokers. 2. 18 years of age and older living. 3. Being able to read and write in Chinese. 4. Owning a smartphone and knowing how to use WeChat. 5. Willing to make an attempt to quit smoking in the next month. 6. Willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Nonsmokers. 2. Smokers without attempt to quit. 3. Below 18 years old. 4. Unable to use smartphone and WeChat. 5. Unable to read and write in Chinese.

Locations (1)

Yanhui Liao

Hanzhou, Zhejiang, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Biochemically Validated Continuously Abstinence

The primary outcome will be biochemical validation of self-reported 26-week continuous smoking abstinence

Time frame: 26 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Self-reported 7-day Point Abstinence

Self-reported 7-day point-prevalence abstinence at week 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 26 after quit date.

Time frame: 26 weeks

Self-reported Continuous Abstinence

Self-reported continuous smoking abstinence rate at weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 26 after the quit date.

Time frame: 26 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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