The HAA (Herehere and Aukati) Trial: A traditional Maori method of restriction repurposed for indigenous smoking cessation.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Tobacco Use; Public Health - Health service research; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000297426
• Lead Sponsor: Tuakana Teina Insight

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-03-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 227

Inclusion Criteria

In this trial, the inclusion criteria will include self-identified Maaori who self- identify as current smokers with an inhaled carbon monoxide machine reading of greater than or equal to 4ppm , aged 16 years or over (Perkins, Karlitz & Jao, 2013). Participants will be required to also complete the Fagerstrom Test for Dependence (Heatherton, et al., 1991). The score must be equal to or greater than 5 for enrolement. Smokers must be seeking support to stop smoking and agree to the set a quit date as per their allocated group guidelines.
Pregnant and breastfeeding women can and will be included in this study as will people with severe illness, mental health, and drug and alcohol addictions. Participants must be willing and able to provide consent, understand their role as a participant in the study and willing to comply with study procedures

Exclusion Criteria

People that were unable or unwilling to provide their own informed consent for their participation, non-smokers with a reading of less than 4 ppm, under the age of 16 years old and non-Maaori will be excluded from participating in the trial. People unable to agree to setting a target quit day according to whatever group they are allocated to will be excluded also.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome for the trial is the proportion of smokers with self- reported and verified biochemical continuous abstinence at 12 weeks from the quit date. Abstinence will be defined by using the Russell Standard (that is: intention to treat analysis, only have smoked (if any) a total of five cigarettes from the quit date and biochemical verification of self-reported abstinence through an exhaled carbon monoxide device with a reading of less than 10 ppm (parts per million) [12 weeks abstinence]