The "Quit-for-Kids" Project: to Increase Abstinence and Protect Children From Tobacco Smoke Exposure

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Conditions studied: Smoking Cessation, Second Hand Tobacco Smoke

In brief

This project aims to test the effectiveness of an integrated intervention of brief cessation advice (AWARD), Nicotine Replacement Therapy, and Instant Messaging support compared with waitlist control participants among adult daily smokers who lived with their children and non-smoking partners.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06127589

Run by

The University of Hong Kong

People needed

1200

Starts

2024-02-05

Expected to finish

2027-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above
• Smoke at least 1 tobacco stick (includes HTP) per day or use e-cigarette daily in the preceding 3-month and verified by exhaled carbon monoxide level of 4ppm (parts per million) or above, assessed by a validated Carbon monoxide Smokerlyzer®
• Living with at least one child of primary 6 or below (aged 12 or below)
• Living with at least one non-smoking family member
• Living in deprived households (monthly household income of less than the median of household monthly income in Hong Kong, HK$ 28,000, or living in subdivided flats or social housing)
• Able to communicate in Chinese (including reading Chinese in IM)
• Able to use the instant messaging tool (e.g., WhatsApp, WeChat) for communication

You may not qualify if…

• Those who have communication barriers (either physically or cognitively)
• Those who are currently participating in other smoking cessation programmes or services

Where it is running

• The University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong, China (enrolling)

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