Can online therapy help smokers kick the habit and ease stress?

NCT ID NCT06575673

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This pilot study tests whether an internet-based program teaching dialectical behaviour therapy skills can help adult smokers in Hong Kong quit or reduce smoking while also improving their psychological distress. Sixty participants will be randomly assigned to either the online skills training or monthly health education. The study will check if the program is feasible and acceptable, and measure smoking abstinence and emotional well-being.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: internet-based dialectical behaviour therapy-informed skills training
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a new online tool to help smokers with emotional distress quit more successfully.
What could go wrong: This is a small pilot study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply widely. The intervention is behavioural, not a drug, and may not work for everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Smoking

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

SMOKING

Contacts and locations

Locations

Hospital Authority
RECRUITING

Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Hospital Authority
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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