An Integrated Smoking Cessation and Alcohol Intervention for Young People
Key facts
- Who runs it
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Where
- Hong Kong1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 150 people enrolled
- Started
- 1 Jul 2022
- Ended
- 31 Dec 2024
- Type of study
- Interventional, 3 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Standard treatment (ST) arm
- Integrated Intervention (II) arm
- Record updated
- 8 July 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 25 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- aged 18 to 25 years
- smoked at least one traditional cigarette in the past 30 days
- consumed at least one alcohol unit (one "alcohol unit" contains 10g of pure alcohol) in the past 30 days
- speak Cantonese
Who cannot take part
- have a compromised mental status and/or communication problems
- participating in other smoking cessation and/or alcohol interventions
This trial has no sites in United States.
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The specific objectives of this study are to investigate the (1) feasibility, (2) preliminary effectiveness and (3) effect sizes of the integrated smoking cessation and alcohol intervention when compared to standalone smoking cessation (ST) and control among young adults in Hong Kong.
The 3 groups in the trial
- Standard treatment (ST) armTreatment being tested
Participants will receive a brief smoking cessation intervention based on the "5A" and "5R" models proposed by the World Health Organization. The "STAR" method as quitting skills will also be provided. The "5A" model includes five steps to identify participants who are ready to quit smoking. For those who are ready to quit, a research assistant will assist them to quit using the "STAR" method: Set a quit date within 1 week, Tell the surrounding people that they have planned to quit and solicited their support, Anticipate challenges to quit attempt, and Remove all tobacco products. Otherwise, the "5R" model will be applied to those not yet ready to quit. After "5R" is applied, the research assistant will repeat the assessment of their willingness to quit. The booster interventions will be delivered by the research assistant through follow-ups arranged with the participants via phone.
- Integrated Intervention (II) armTreatment being tested
In addition to the brief smoking cessation intervention based on the "5A" and "5R" models, participants in this arm received brief advice on alcohol use based on the "FRAMES" model. The booster interventions will be delivered by the research assistant through follow-ups arranged with the participants via phone.
- Control armNo study treatment, for comparison
Participants will be provided with two leaflets designed by Department of health: one for smoking cessation and another for alcohol abstinence.
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- An Integrated Smoking Cessation and Alcohol Intervention Among Hong Kong Chinese Young People: A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
- Record updated
- 8 July 2025