Effectiveness of a ‘lung age’ intervention on smoking cessation rate in a Singaporean community

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking cessation; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11953002
• Lead Sponsor: Alexandra Health National Medical Research Centre - Centre Grant Pitch For Fund 2014

Brief Summary

2015 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12689 (added 18/02/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-26
• Study Completion: 2015-09-03
• Last Update Posted: 1 March 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

1. Currently smoking
2. Aged 35 years old and above
3. Able to read and/or speak in English and/or Mandarin

Exclusion Criteria

1. Have a known history of major psychiatric illness
2. History of Respiratory related diseases: COPD, asthma, bronchioectasis
3. Ejection fraction <40 %, or diagnosed with congestive cardiac failure
4. Diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction within 1 month
5. Diagnosed with fluid overload / acute pulmonary oedema
6. Receiving oxygen therapy
7, Recent eye/thoracic/abdominal surgery
8. Chest/abdominal/oral and facial pain
9. Hyperventilation syndrome

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. To explore the feasibility of applying the lung age” intervention among the smoking community in Singapore.<br> 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of the lung age’ intervention on smoking cessation rates, smoking abstinence self-efficacy and nicotine dependence and among this group of population. Data will be collected at the baseline and again at the third and sixth month follow-ups. Data will be analysed using IBM SPSS 22.<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o secondary outcome measures