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Design, development and randomised controlled trial of a smartphone application, 'QinTB', for smoking cessation in tuberculosis patients: study protocol.
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- A Personalized Mobile Cessation Intervention to Promote Smokers From the Preparation Stage to the Action Stage: Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of personalized text messages for smoking cessation, China.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2023Trial
- Assessment of a Text Message-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Adult Smokers in China: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- Application of Behavior Change Techniques and Rated Quality of Smoking Cessation Apps in China: Content Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- Using protection motivation theory to support patient adherence in healthcare settings: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Protection motivation theory and smoking quitting intention: findings based on structural equation modelling and mediation analysis.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Who Are More Likely to Have Quit Intentions among Malaysian Adult Smokers? Findings from the 2020 ITC Malaysia Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The characteristics and patterns of e-cigarette use and its association with cigarette cessation intention in a Chinese smoking population: A mediation analysis.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- The association of workplace health education with smoking-related behaviour and unequal gains by job position in China: ABWMC programme findings.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2021Article
- Are Machine Learning Methods the Future for Smoking Cessation Apps?Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The effect of the presence of children on adult smoking behaviour: empirical evidence based on China family panel studies.BMC public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionProviding smoking cessation treatment is an important intervention for tuberculosis (TB) patients. Mobile technologies, such as smartphone applications, have shown promising potential. However, there are few effective applications that could support TB patients in their efforts to quit smoking. To address this problem, we will develop a smartphone application 'QinTB' to help TB patients quit smoking, and we will evaluate the clinical efficacy of this application by using a randomised controlled trial (RCT). METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This is a two-step study. In the first step, we will develop a smartphone application based on an interactive application of the transtheoretical model and protection motivation theory. Then, we will perform an RCT using a two-arm design; a total of 400 patients will be randomly assigned to the application group or the doctors' advice group; both treatments will be 6 months and follow-up will be 12 months; the primary outcome is the biochemically verified 6 month sustained abstinence rate; data will be analysed on an intention-to-treat basis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Beijing Research Institute for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention. We will disseminate the findings of this study through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: This study was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR1900022008) and the stage is Pre-results.
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