A clinical trial to study the effects of two methods of treating tobacco dependence viz. Health education and Cognitive Behaviour therapy at Tamilnadu Government Dental College and hospital, Chennai
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Tobacco using patients
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/10/002041
- Lead Sponsor
- eena Selvamary
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 170
Inclusion Criteria
All the tobacco users (both smoking and smokeless form) reporting at the Department of Public Health Dentistry, Tamil Nadu Governmant Dental College and Hospital, Chennai
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who are deaf and dumb.
2. Patients who are mentally challenged or under treatment for psychiatric disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self reported quit attempt,(24 hour abstinence from tobacco usage), point prevalence abstinence (7 days abstinence from tobacco usage), continuous abstinence (complete abstinence from tobacco usage)and relapse rates Validation of self report using Cotinine testTimepoint: At II session (2nd - 4th week)-Self reported quit attempt is assessed. <br/ ><br>At III session (6th week)- Quit attempt if any, point prevalence abstinence is assesed. <br/ ><br>At IV session (12th week)- Quit attempt / relapse if any, point prevalence abstinence continuous abstinence ar assessed. <br/ ><br>At V session (24th week) Quit attempt / relapse if any, point prevalence abstinence continuous abstinence ar assessed along with validation of self report using Cotinine test
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method validation of self report quit, and knowledge attitude and practice of tobacco smoking among tobacco usersTimepoint: after 6 months of follow up from the date of recruitment