A clinical trial to study the effects of two methods of tobacco cessation, the last drag, and text messaging in tobacco using patients visiting a dental college.
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/10/046129
- Lead Sponsor
- D Charumathi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Adults of age 18-60 years of age who self-reported their current daily use of tobacco.
Adults who had access to a mobile phone that had the capability to send and receive text messages
Exclusion Criteria
Individuals with chronic diseases or who are taking any drug which could alter the variables understudies, such as diabetes, hypertension, Parkinsonââ?¬•s disease, trauma, psychiatric disorders, alcohol, and sleep disorders.
Volunteers with a significant disability such as being blind, deaf, or intellectually disabled, were excluded from the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the level of tobacco dependence among users at the first and sixth week using the Fagerstrom Test of Nicotine Dependence (FTND). <br/ ><br>To assess the behavioral change6 and readiness to quit7 among tobacco users at the first session using the transtheoretical model and contemplation ladder. <br/ ><br>3. To estimate the level of quitting after the sixth week of session in both the intervention and control groups <br/ ><br>Timepoint: six weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the behavioural change and readiness to quit among tobacco users at the first session <br/ ><br>To estimate the level of quitting after six weeks of interventionTimepoint: Six weeks