Study on the Effect of Digital Smoking Cessation Education Intervention on Outpatients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking Cessation

• Registration Number: NCT07013084
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan Normal University

Brief Summary

This study aimed to assess the novel approach of an immersive three-dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) smoking cessation program and its effectiveness on smoking outpatients

Detailed Description

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted with 100 outpatients from a smoking cessation clinic in Taiwan. Participants were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n=50) or the comparison group (n=50) through a coin toss. The experimental group received standard outpatient smoking cessation services in combination with an immersive 3D VR smoking cessation program, while the comparison group received only standard outpatient services. The VR program included five interactive modules that used immersive scenarios to simulate smoking-related cues and provide educational content, employing cognitive-behavioral techniques and practicing coping strategies to promote behavior change.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-10-12
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-23
• Study Completion: 2023-12-04
• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Study First Submitted: 2025-05-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-06-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-06-05
• Study First Posted: 2025-06-10
• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• currently receiving outpatient care at the smoking cessation clinic
• self-reported current tobacco use
• aged between 20 and 64 years
• no participation in any smoking cessation intervention within the past 12 months

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with medical contraindications that could prevent them from engaging with the VR equipment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
smoking status indicator1	From enrollment to the end of intervention at 12 weeks	Participants reported the number of days they smoked in the past 30 days
smoking status indicator2	From enrollment to the end of intervention at 12 weeks	Participants reported the average number of cigarettes consumed per day in the past 30 days
smoking status indicator3	From enrollment to the end of intervention at 12 weeks	Nicotine dependence was measured using the FTND.
smoking status indicator4	From enrollment to the end of intervention at 12 weeks	exhaled CO levels were measured using a handheld CO monitor

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tri-Service General Hospital SongShan Branch ,Taipei,Taiwan; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan