Smoking reduction intervention for smokers not willing to quit smoking: a randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smokers who have no intention to quit in the near future; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Tobacco use

• Registration Number: ISRCTN05172176
• Lead Sponsor: Food and Health Bureau (China)

Brief Summary

2011 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21226883 (added 11/06/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2006-07-30
• Study Start: 2008-07-25
• Last Update Posted: 1 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1154

Inclusion Criteria

1. Both males and females, age 18 or above
2. Ethnic Chinese
3. Smokes at least 2 cigarettes per day
4. Have no intention to quit in the near future
5. Intends to reduce smoking in the next 7 days
6. Has no contraindication to NRT

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects who are psychologically or physically unable to communicate
2. Children and teenagers (age below 18)
3. Pregnant or intention to become pregnant within the next 6 months
4. Those on regular psychotropic medications and in the presence of any serious health problems that may make them unsuitable for using NRT, such as recent stroke, palpitation, or other life threatening conditions

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Quit rate at 6 month follow-up<br> 2. Reduction rate at 6 month follow-up<br> 3. Adherence rate to NRT use at 4 weeks after the first use of NRT<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Validated quit rates at 6 months<br> 2. Quit rate at 1 month without validation<br> 3. Self-reported use of NRT continuously for at least 4 weeks or 8 weeks<br> 4. Number of quitting attempts made by the subject. Duration of follow-up: 6 months after the baseline visit<br>