Internet and Telephone Counseling for Smoking Cessation

February 9, 2016 updated by: Georgetown University

RATIONALE: Computer-assisted stop-smoking plans and telephone counseling may help people stop smoking. It is not yet known which computer-based smoking cessation program is more effective with or without telephone counseling in helping smokers quit smoking.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying two different computer-based smoking cessation programs to compare how well they work with or without telephone counseling in helping smokers quit smoking.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the efficacy of premium internet intervention vs premium internet with telephone intervention vs basic internet intervention, as determined by 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 12 months, in adult smokers.
  • Compare the cost-effectiveness of these interventions in promoting smoking cessation.
  • Determine the effects of internet-based interventions on measured use of the intervention (frequency and duration of use, utilization of behavioral coping, expert advices, and e-mail) in these patients.
  • Determine the effects of internet-based interventions on variables important for behavior change including mediators (e.g., self-efficacy, use of internet social support) and moderators (e.g., gender, baseline motivation) of outcomes in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to gender and baseline motivation level. Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 intervention arms.

  • Arm I (basic internet program): Patients are directed to a website of existing QuitNet™ smoking cessation materials. These materials are not tailored and have no interactive features.
  • Arm II (premium internet program): Patients receive free 6-month access to the QuitNet™ website including interactive and individualized intervention features.
  • Arm III (premium internet program plus telephone counseling): Patients receive free access to the QuitNet™ website as in arm II. Patients also receive up to 5 telephone counseling sessions, scheduled at their convenience.

All patients are assessed at baseline and then at 3, 6, 12, and 18 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 2,205 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

2205

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
        • Georgetown University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Smokes at least 5 cigarettes a day
  • No prior use of QuitNet website
  • Must have access to the internet and a telephone at home or work

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Basic Internet
Behavioral: Basic Internet
Basic Internet control intervention
Experimental: Enhanced Internet
Behavioral: Enhanced Internet
enhanced Internet cessation intervention
Experimental: Enhanced Internet plus Phone
Enhanced Internet + proactive telephone counseling
Behavioral: Enhanced Internet + phone
enhanced Internet plus proactive telephone counseling

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Smoking abstinence as measured by 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 12 months following treatment
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Georgetown University

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Amanda L. Graham, PhD, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 24, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

January 25, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 10, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 9, 2016

Last Verified

August 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDR0000465179
  • R01CA104836 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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