The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Smoking Behaviour of Young Smokers and the Youth Quitline Service in Hong Kong

NCT ID: NCT04360863

Last Updated: 2020-11-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-24

Study Completion Date

2021-12-30

Brief Summary

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The aims of the present study are:

1. To explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the smoking behavior of youth smokers
2. To explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Youth Quitline service in Hong Kong

Detailed Description

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread rapidly across the globe. According to World Health Organization (WHO), due to the harmful effects on the lungs and the possible viral transmission from fingers to mouth during smoking, tobacco use is considered a major risk factor for developing COVID-19. Both tobacco use and COVID-19 can cause damage to the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Smokers infected with COVID-19 are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms or death than non-smokers.

The Hong Kong SAR (HKSAR) government has announced different regulations to combat the spread of COVID-19 since late January 2020, which significantly affect the working patterns and everyday lives of people. It remains unknown how smoking habits and smoking cessation services are being affected during the pandemic.

Conditions

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Smoking Cessation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Youth smokers

Participants of Youth Quitline

Telephone survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be asked to respond to a survey regarding their knowledge about the relationship between smoking and COVID-19, their smoking behaviors and readiness to quit during the pandemic.

Interventions

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Telephone survey

Participants will be asked to respond to a survey regarding their knowledge about the relationship between smoking and COVID-19, their smoking behaviors and readiness to quit during the pandemic.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Hong Kong resident aged 25 or below
* Able to communicate in Chinese (Cantonese)
* Smoked in the past 30 days

Exclusion Criteria

* Have difficulty to communicate via telephone
Minimum Eligible Age

0 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. LI William Ho Cheung

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Hong Kong

Central Contacts

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Ho Cheung William Li, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+85239176634

Long Kwan Ho, MPhil

Role: CONTACT

+85239176643

Facility Contacts

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Ho Cheung William Li, PhD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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NCT02758028_1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id