Mobile Phone-Based Smoking-Cessation Intervention for Smoking Parents
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: 5A's/5R's advice, Health warning leaflet, AI-powered chatbot support.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Smoking Cessation. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- China
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effectiveness of AI-powered Mobile Phone-based Interventions in Parental Smoking Cessation
Overview
This study aims to explore the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a mobile phone-based intervention tailored specifically for smoking parents.
Detailed description
Parental smoking is associated with numerous adverse outcomes, including exposure to secondhand smoke, heightened risk of respiratory illnesses in children, and an increased likelihood that children will adopt smoking behaviors themselves. Despite awareness of these risks, many parents find it challenging to quit smoking due to stress, lack of support, and time constraints.
This randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigates the effectiveness of a mobile phone-based intervention tailored specifically for smoking parents. The intervention group will receive AI-powered chatbot cessation support, while the control group will be provided with brief cessation advice. The study aims to determine whether the AI-driven intervention is more effective in helping parents quit smoking compared to traditional brief advice.
Interventions
- Behavioral 5A's/5R's advice
5A's (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) for smokers who are ready to quit, and 5R's (relevance, risks, rewards, roadblocks, and repetition) for smokers who are not ready to quit. - Other Health warning leaflet
The health warning leaflet provides essential information on the dangers of secondhand and thirdhand smoke. It outlines how exposure to these forms of smoke can harm both smokers and non-smokers, particularly children, by increasing the risk of respiratory illnesses and other health issues. - Behavioral AI-powered chatbot support
Participants will receive three months of AI-powered chatbot, equipped with personalized interactions and real-time support, via WeChat.
Primary outcome measures
- Self-reported 7-day point prevalence quit rate [Time frame: 3 and 6 months follow-up]
- Eligibility rate [Time frame: baseline]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Consent rate [Time frame: baseline]
- Percentage of Participant Engagement with E-Messages and Counselor Chats [Time frame: 3 months follow-up]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- aged 18 and above, reside in Zhuhai for the next 6 months
- smoke at least 1 cigarette or use e-cigarettes daily
- have a smartphone and a WeChat account, able to use WeChat skillfully
Exclusion criteria
- Smokers who have communication barrier (either physically or cognitively)
- Smokers who are currently participating in other SC programmes or services
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
China · 1 center
- Beijing Normal University — Zhuhai
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06570122 · mCessation in smoking parents