Develop a personalised serious game applet for smoking cessation: protocol for enterprise-based cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tobacco use causes approximately 8 million deaths worldwide each year. Against the backdrop of a rapidly expanding game market, there is growing potential to develop tailored gaming interventions for smoking cessation. This study protocol describes the development of a personalised Serious Game Applet based on an integrated TTM-PMT-HAPA framework (Transtheoretical Model, Protection Motivation Theory, Health Action Process Approach) and evaluates its effectiveness compared with conventionalShort Messaging Service (SMS) -based smoking cessation interventions.

Methods and analysis

Design: The study comprises two phases. The first involves developing the Serious Game Applet using the TTM-PMT-HAPA theoretical framework. The second phase consists of a multicentre, two

SUBMITTER: Kong X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12636963 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature