Group Intervention for Tobacco Smoking Cessation (GRITS) Phase II: A Pragmatic Randomized Control Trial Comparing Group and Individual Therapy (Standard Care) to Assist Patients to Quit Smoking in Malaysia

Not Applicable

• Conditions: cigarette smoking; nicotine addiction; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000469213
• Lead Sponsor: IVERSITY OF MALAYA

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-04-03
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Participants are active smokers. Active smokers are smokers who smoke one or more cigarettes in a week.Participants who are above the age of 18 years old, able to read and understand English and Bahasa Malaysia will be eligible for this study

Exclusion Criteria

Participants with polysubstance abuse, unable to read or understand English and Bahasa Malaysia will not be included

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
7 day point prevalence for abstinence at 12 weeks post quit date as primary endpoint and at each follow up for continuous abstinence. Continuous abstinence- the proportion of patients who have stopped smoking, defined as self-reported completely stopped smoking at 1 week post quit date and smoking not more than 5 cigarettes in the three months after the quit date. Abstinence is determined by self reported and validated by Carbon Monoxide Smojerlyzer of less than 10p.p.m (russell's standard) [3 months after initiation of intervention (3 months post quit date)]