Can schools help parents kick the habit? new trial tests it
NCT ID NCT06853483
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a school-based program can help parents stop smoking. About 700 families with a smoking parent will take part. The program includes education, motivation support, and relapse prevention delivered both in person and online. Success is measured by whether parents quit smoking for at least 24 hours, confirmed by a urine test.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Family-school based smoking cessation intervention package (behavioral)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable way to help parents quit smoking through school involvement.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug, so results depend on participation and follow-through. The trial is still enrolling and outcomes are measured at 6 months only.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 700 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Primary 4 students and their smoking parents. 2. The student has a parent who is a smoker (a smoker is defined as smoking at least 1 cigarette per day). 3. The student and participating parent reside together on a long-term basis. 4. The student and parents have the cognitive, understanding and communication skills to voluntarily participate in this project. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) The parent who smokes is currently using other tobacco substances, has recently participated in nicotine replacement therapy, or has other substance abuse. 2\) The parent or student has a serious organic or somatic disease. 3) The parent or student is unwilling to cooperate with the test or refuses to answer questions. 4\) The parent or student has a serious illness that is life-threatening or requires regular hospitalisation.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dongxihu Primary School
Wuhan, Hubei, 453000, China
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