NCT07375459

Community-based Mobile-assisted Brief Intervention for Smoking Cessation

Mobile-assisted Brief Intervention for Smoking Cessation in Community-based Setting: a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: National University of Singapore · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this pilot trial is to evaluate the feasibility of a mobile-assisted brief intervention for smoking cessation in community-based individuals in Singapore. Specific aims include: 1. To assess how many eligible individuals accept the invitation to participate in the trial 2. To assess the retention of the participants through 6 months after treatment initiation 3. To assess the acceptability of the intervention in terms of participants' engagement and ratings 4. To examine the intervention effect on abstinence outcomes Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or control group and followed for 6 months from randomisation.

Conditions

• Smoking &Amp; Tobacco Cessation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Brief cessation advice + self-help booklet	Participants will receive brief cessation advice following the AWARD (ask, warn, advise, refer, do-it-again) model and a 24-page self-help booklet.
BEHAVIORAL	Opt-out referral	Research personnel will assist the participant in signing up for the I Quit Programme to receive additional cessation support, unless they decline
BEHAVIORAL	Mobile chat messaging	Participants will receive personalised chat-based support delivered by a live counsellor for 3 months via WhatsApp. The message will incorporate behaviour change techniques for smoking cessation and mindfulness principles to strengthen participants' capacity to quit smoking.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-04
• Primary completion: 2026-12-31
• Completion: 2027-03-31
• First posted: 2026-01-29
• Last updated: 2026-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Singapore