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ArticleBMJ open2025

Develop a personalised serious game applet for smoking cessation: protocol for enterprise-based cluster randomised controlled trial.

Xiangran Kong, Zean Li, Jinhui Chen, Qingping Yun, Yimeng Mao, Yongjun Chen, Xiaoyu Wang, Wenqi Zhou, Linlei Zhao, Xingjie Wu and 3 more

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Xiangran KongSchool of Health Management, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-2705-4282
Zean LiSchool of Health Management, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-5749-2616
Jinhui ChenFujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-3748-7852
Qingping YunSchool of Public Health, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-6781-8495
Yimeng MaoFujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7121-1516
Yongjun ChenQuanzhou Center For Disease Prevention and Control, Fujian, Quanzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-5532-3494
Xiaoyu WangSchool of Health Management, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-4959-6425
Wenqi ZhouSchool of Health Management, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-6584-4581
Linlei ZhaoSchool of Health Management, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-7798-4909
Xingjie WuSchool of Health Management, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-4548-5948
Chunyan YangSchool of Health Management, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-0426-9244
Yunting ZhengSchool of Health Management, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China yuntingz@fjmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-6254
Chun ChangSocial Medicine and Health Education, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3337-678X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTobacco use causes approximately 8 million deaths worldwide each year. Against the backdrop of a rapidly expanding game market, there is growing potential to develop tailored gaming interventions for smoking cessation. This study protocol describes the development of a personalised Serious Game Applet based on an integrated TTM-PMT-HAPA framework (Transtheoretical Model, Protection Motivation Theory, Health Action Process Approach) and evaluates its effectiveness compared with conventionalShort Messaging Service (SMS) -based smoking cessation interventions. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Design: The study comprises two phases. The first involves developing the Serious Game Applet using the TTM-PMT-HAPA theoretical framework. The second phase consists of a multicentre, two-arm, single-blind cluster randomised controlled trial, which will enrol 1320 eligible smokers from various enterprises. Enterprises will be randomised to either the Serious Game Applet group or the SMS push control group. Eligible participants include daily smokers aged 18-45 years, working in non-tobacco-related enterprises, with exhaled carbon monoxide levels ≥6 ppm. OUTCOMES: Primary outcomes are smoking abstinence rates at 3 and 6 months. Secondary outcomes include abstinence rates at 1, 2 and 9 months; point-prevalence cessation rates at 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 months; changes in cigarette consumption; stage transitions in smoking cessation; nicotine dependence scores and withdrawal symptoms. The trial will be conducted as a field study targeting smartphone users across three cities in Fujian Province, China. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study has been approved by the Biomedical Research Ethics Committee of Fujian Medical University (Approval No. 127, 2024). Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and academic conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ChiCTR2400088105.

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Smoking CessationVideo GamesAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSingle-Blind MethodYoung AdultBehavioreHealthPsychosocial InterventionSmoking Reduction

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