Study: NCT02397369

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Tobacco users: Self Help
Description: This group will be given pictorial material and minimal written materials/ pamphlets describing health hazards of smokeless forms of tobacco and tips on tobacco cessation in general. The material will be interactively tailored to individual tobacco consumption characteristics and they will be followed up after 12 months.

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Tobacco users:Telephonic counseling
Description: This group will be given proactive as well as reactive counseling. Medical social workers will proactively call all participants regularly and offer tobacco cessation counseling. In addition, they will call those participants who have planned their quit dates. Dedicated independent mobile numbers with 12 hours help lines will be made available to the participants to maximise the level of support. It will be scheduled in response to the needs to answer any type of help pertaining to quitting tobacco.

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Tobacco users:Behavioural therapy Only
Description: 1. Focus Group discussion:~   This tobacco cessation intervention session will involve thirty minutes of focus group discussion with group behavioral therapy in groups of 5-10 individuals for reinforcement of tobacco use prevention and cessation advice. Group discussion is intended to improve understanding by exploring, sharing and reflecting psychosocial, familial, environmental issues which attribute to the problem.~2. Individual tobacco cessation counseling sessions:~Individual counseling is commonly used to help people who are trying to quit tobacco. The counseling adopting an interactive problem-solving approach will be done by trained Medical Social Workers providing face-to-face sessions for 10-15 minutes per participant.

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Tobacco users:Behavioural therapy Only
Description: 1. Focus Group discussion:~   This tobacco cessation intervention session will involve thirty minutes of focus group discussion with group behavioral therapy in groups of 5-10 individuals for reinforcement of tobacco use prevention and cessation advice. Group discussion is intended to improve understanding by exploring, sharing and reflecting psychosocial, familial, environmental issues which attribute to the problem.~2. Individual tobacco cessation counseling sessions:~Individual counseling is commonly used to help people who are trying to quit tobacco. The counseling adopting an interactive problem-solving approach will be done by trained Medical Social Workers providing face-to-face sessions for 10-15 minutes per participant.

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Tobacco users:Pharmacologic
Description: Pharmaco Therapy will consist of:~Nicotine Chewing Gums:~Dose: 2 mg/4 mg, 10-15 pieces per day with maximum dose of 24 pieces/day depending on cravings Total Duration: 12 weeks Duration of treatment: Higher dose for 4-6 weeks, with weaning till 2-3 months Side effects: Bad taste, Throat irritation, burning in mouth, nausea, vomiting, hiccups, increased heart beat etc~Nicotine Transdermal patches:~Dose: 7 mg/10 mg/14 mg/21 mg -for 24-hours use. Total Duration: 12 weeks Duration of treatment: Higher strength patch for 2 weeks and depending on cravings will be gradually decreased till 4 weeks Side effects: Skin irritation, dizziness, sleep problems, increased heart beat etc