Clinical trial NCT07013084: Study on the Effect of Digital Smoking Cessation Education Intervention on Outpatients
Official title: Study on the Effect of Digital Smoking Cessation Education Intervention on Outpatients
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Smoking Cessation
Keywords: smoking cessation
virtual reality
outpatient
Lead sponsor: National Taiwan Normal University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Tri-Service General Hospital
First posted: 2025-06-10
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 64
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: This study aimed to assess the novel approach of an immersive three-dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) smoking cessation program and its effectiveness on smoking outpatients

Detailed description: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted with 100 outpatients from a smoking cessation clinic in Taiwan. Participants were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n=50) or the comparison group (n=50) through a coin toss. The experimental group received standard outpatient smoking cessation services in combination with an immersive 3D VR smoking cessation program, while the comparison group received only standard outpatient services. The VR program included five interactive modules that used immersive scenarios to simulate smoking-related cues and provide educational content, employing cognitive-behavioral techniques and practicing coping strategies to promote behavior change.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* currently receiving outpatient care at the smoking cessation clinic
* self-reported current tobacco use
* aged between 20 and 64 years
* no participation in any smoking cessation intervention within the past 12 months

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with medical contraindications that could prevent them from engaging with the VR equipment

Primary outcomes:
measure: smoking status indicator1
timeFrame: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
measure: smoking status indicator2
timeFrame: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
measure: smoking status indicator3
timeFrame: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
measure: smoking status indicator4
timeFrame: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Taipei
country: Taiwan
facility: Tri-Service General Hospital SongShan Branch ,Taipei,Taiwan
Study officials:
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