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. 2022 Apr 14;2022(4):CD013696. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013696.pub2

NCT03253445.

Study name Individual acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for smoking cessation for schizophrenic patients
Methods Study design: RCT
Location: Hong Kong
Setting: not reported
Recruitment: not reported
Study dates: 2014‐18 (estimated)
Participants N = 160 (target)
Specialist population?: diagnosed schizophrenia
Definition of smoker used: ≥ 1 cpd
Interventions All participants are given a brief educational talk on encouraging quitting smoking (about 5 min) and a self‐help leaflet on smoking cessation
Comparator: ACT + brief advice + self‐help materials
Mode of delivery: face‐to‐face, written materials
Intensity: 10 sessions (x 20‐30 min)
Pharmacotherapy: none
Type of therapist/provider: n/a
BCTs: 1.9 Commitment, 4.1 Instruction on how to perform the behaviour
Intervention: social support + brief advice + self‐help materials
Mode of delivery: face‐to‐face, written materials
Intensity: 10 sessions (x 5 min)
Pharmacotherapy: none
Type of therapist/provider: n/a
BCTs: 3.1 Social support (unspecified), 4.1 Instruction on how to perform the behaviour
Outcomes Definition of abstinence: 7‐day point prevalence
Longest follow‐up: 6 months
Biochemical verification: CO (threshold not reported), urinary cotinine (threshold not reported)
Other relevant outcomes: none
Starting date 2014
Contact information Dr. Yim Wah Mak, Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Notes Contacted PI for update: no response
Funding source: not reported
Author conflicts of interest: not reported

ACT: acceptance and commitment therapy; BCT: behaviour change techniques; CBT: cognitive behavioural therapy; cpd: cigarettes per day; n/a: not applicable; NRT: nicotine replacement therapy; PI: principal investigator; RCT: randomised controlled trial