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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Smoking Cessation in the Primary Care Setting (ACT)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified July 2012 by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Dr. Yim Wah Mak, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01652508
First received: July 26, 2012
Last updated: NA
Last verified: July 2012
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and potential efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in enhancing smoking cessation among attendees in primary healthcare settings.


Condition Intervention
Smoking Cessation
 Behavioral: ACT

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Official Title: Individual, Telephone-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Smoking Cessation in the Primary Healthcare Setting: Feasibility and Potential Efficacy

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • 7-day point prevalence by self report [ Time Frame: at 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • validated self-report not smoking measured [ Time Frame: at 6 months after the baseline ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Obtaining CO measurement and testing urinary cotinine for those participants who report quitting smoking


Other Outcome Measures:
  • Feasibility outcomes [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Feasibility outcomes will be assessed in terms of participant recruitment, programme attendance and retention, their acceptance of physical cravings, emotions and thoughts related to smoking


Estimated Enrollment: 156
Study Start Date: July 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date: September 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: September 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Self-help materials
Participants will be given printed self-help materials on smoke quitting developed by the Department of Health, Hong Kong.
Experimental: Self-help materials & ACT
Participants in the intervention group will be provided three sessions of ACT for smoking cessation. Initial ACT session will be given at the centre which will take about 15-20 minutes. The two subsequent sessions will be provided by telephone.
 Behavioral: ACT
Participants in the intervention group will be provided three sessions of ACT for smoking cessation. Initial ACT session will be given at the centre which will take about 15-20 minutes. The two subsequent sessions will be provided by telephone.
Other Name: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Detailed Description:

The program is preventive and corrective, and carries brief messages by approaching and influencing services attendees who may not be able to reach in traditional reactive approach method of service users. Those traditional approaches are, for example, quitline and smoking cessation clinic. It can therefore benefit a larger population at low cost.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • aged 18 years and older
  • currently smoking at least one cigarette per day in the past 30 days
  • Hong Kong residents
  • able to communicate in Cantonese
  • currently residing in Hong Kong and expecting to continue to do so for the next 6 months
  • have access to a telephone

Exclusion Criteria:

  • currently undergoing another smoking cessation or similar program
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01652508

Contacts
Contact: YW Mak, PhD 852-2766-6421 hsywmak@polyu.edu.hk
Contact: Matthew KC Lee, MSocSc 852-2766-4516 matthew.kc.lee@polyu.edu.hk

Locations
Hong Kong
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Recruiting
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Contact: YW Mak, PhD     852-2766-6421     hsywmak@polyu.edu.hk    
Principal Investigator: YW Mak, PhD            
Sub-Investigator: Matthew KC Lee, MSocSc            
United Christian Nethersole Community Health Service, Kwong Fuk Community Health Centre Recruiting
Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Contact: Matthew KC Lee, MSocSc     852-2766-4516     matthew.kc.lee@polyu.edu.hk    
Sub-Investigator: Matthew KC Lee, MSocSc            
Heavenly Joy Family Clinic Recruiting
Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong
Contact: Matthew KC Lee, MSocSc     852-2766-4516     matthew.kc.lee@polyu.edu.hk    
Sub-Investigator: Matthew KC Lee, MSocSc            
Sponsors and Collaborators
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Investigators
Principal Investigator: YW Mak, PhD School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Principal Investigator: Loke Alice Yuen, PhD School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  More Information

Additional Information:
Click here for more information about this study: Individual, telephone-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy for smoking cessation in the primary healthcare settings: feasibility and potential efficacy  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Dr. Yim Wah Mak, Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01652508     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: HHSRF9101421
Study First Received: July 26, 2012
Last Updated: July 26, 2012
Health Authority: Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Keywords provided by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University:
smoking cessation
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
primary care setting
randomised controlled trial

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Smoking
Habits

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013