A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Nurse Delivered Stage-matched Smoking Cessation Intervention to Promote Heart Health of Cardiac Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking Cessation; Smoking

• Registration Number: NCT00563199
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse delivered stage-matched intervention to cardiac patients for cessation of tobacco use. Review of literature shows that there is a clear lack of empirical evidence on (1) using nurses to deliver stage-matched smoking cessation interventions, and (2) the effectiveness of such intervention for cardiac patients in Chinese populations. The ultimate goal of the intervention achieve a higher quit rate in the intervention group than in the controls. In addition, the change in the patient's smoking behaviour such as reduction of the number of cigarettes smoked, and progression to a higher stage of readiness to quit, will also be measured. This study is the first step to address the urgently needed data for (1) promoting the delivery of nurse-run stage-matched smoking cessation interventions to help patients stop smoking, (2) developing smoking cessation policy and programmes in the hospitals and for the health care system, and (3) contributing an evidence-based approach to orientate clinical services towards prevention, so as to reduce premature deaths and the enormous disease burden of our society.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-03
• Study Completion: 2005-12
• Study First Submitted: 2007-11-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-11-21
• Study First Posted: 2007-11-26
• Status Verified: 2011-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-06-14
• Last Update Posted: 2011-06-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1824

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient who is admitted to the participating centres and is a current smoker who has smoked daily in the past 7 days prior to hospitalization.
• Patient speaks and reads Cantonese/Chinese

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient who is clinically too ill and not suitable to complete questionnaire and/or receive intervention.
• Patient who does not speak or read Chinese

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quitting--to achieve higher quit rate in the cardiac patients (coronary artery disease) who are smokers	continuous abstinence for one month at the time of 3, 6 and 12 month follow up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of the number of cigarettes smoked	at the time of 3, 6 and 12 month follow up
Progression to a higher stage of readiness to quit	at the time of 3, 6 and 12 month follow up

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

Caritas Medical Centre; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China

Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China

Princess Margaret Hospital; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China

Ruttonjee Hospital / Tang Shiu Kin Hospital; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China

Queen Elizabeth Hospital; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China

Queen Mary Hospital; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China

Tuen Mun Hospital; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China

Tseung Kwan O Hospital; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China

Tung Wah Hospital; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China

United Christian Hospital; 🇨🇳 Hong Kong, China