The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Intervention on Smoking Cessation

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Smoking Cessation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Intervention; Behavioral: Physical fitness intervention

• Registration Number: NCT03480113
• Lead Sponsor: Chung Shan Medical University

Brief Summary

The present study will carry out a workplace health promotion via MBI to help smoking workers to quit smoking.

Detailed Description

The present study will carry out a workplace health promotion via MBI to help smoking workers to quit smoking. The study will adopt a longitudinal research design with randomized quasi-experimental trial. The smoking workers will recruited and be randomly assigned to Group A (one lesson of health education on smoking cessation and six lessons of MBI) or Group B (one lesson of health education on smoking cessation and six lessons of physical fitness). There will be 50 participants in each group. Data will be collected five times.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-03-14
• Study Start: 2018-03-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-03-20
• Study First Posted: 2018-03-29
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-18
• Primary Completion: 2018-12
• Study Completion: 2019-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• volunteered employees with heavy smoker
• Full-time paid workers

Exclusion Criteria

• Age < 20y or > 65y
• Part-time workers
• The workers are not willing to take part in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mindfulness-based Intervention	Mindfulness-based Intervention	1 session of health education regrading the harms from smoking and 6 sessions of Mindfulness-based intervention, 1 hour each session.
Physical Fitness intervention	Physical fitness intervention	1 session of health education regrading the harms from smoking and 6 sessions of physical fitness and stretch exercise, 1 hour each session.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nicotine dependence level	Up to 8 months	Fagerstrom Dependence Questionnaire was adopted to assess the level of Nicotine dependence

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the level of CO	Up to 8 months	The Smokerlyzer was adopted to assess the participants' CO level. \<5ppm indicates nonsmoker; 5\~7ppm indicates lighter smokers; ≧8ppm indicates heavy smokers.
Self-reported stress	Up to 8 months	10 items of Perceived Stress Scale was adopted to assess the level of perceived stress. This scale uses the Likert five-point scoring method, from 0-4. The higher scores indicate higher pressure levels.
Psychological distress	Up to 8 months	Psychological distress was measured by the Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ-12), a well-validated instrument. A total of 12 items using the Likert four-point scoring method, with scores ranged from 0-36. The higher scores indicates higher level of psychological distress.
the Level of mindfulness	Up to 8 months	Measuring the level of Mindfulness, using the Likert five-point scoring method, a total of 39 questions, including the five concepts, namely: awareness (8 questions), description (8 questions), non-judging (8 questions), observation (8 questions), and non-reaction (7 questions). The higher scores indicate higher levels of mindfulness.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

AIDC; 🇨🇳 Taichung, Taiwan