An Internet-Based Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Program for Teens

September 3, 2012 updated by: Oregon Research Institute

QuitSpit: An Internet-Based Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Program for Teens

To compare the efficacy of a targeted, tailored, and highly interactive smokeless tobacco cessation website to a website with more static information that is similar to websites that can be found through a typical Internet search.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1716

Phase

  • Phase 2

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
    • Oregon
      • Eugene, Oregon, United States, 97403
        • Oregon Research Institute

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

14 years to 25 years (ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 14-25 years of age
  • Have access to the Internet
  • Currently using smokeless tobacco products
  • Currently contemplating quitting all tobacco products
  • Able to read and write English; and
  • Willing to share phone number, e-mail, and mailing address with the research project

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: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Usual Care
Behavioral: Usual Care
The Usual Care condition will provide access to typical smokeless tobacco cessation information and links to commonly available Web-based smokeless tobacco cessation resources.
EXPERIMENTAL: Enhanced
Behavioral: Tailored, enhanced condition
Intervention will provide a personalized, interactive tobacco cessation Web application, based on existing empirically validated smokeless tobacco cessation programs.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Abstinence from all tobacco
Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months
3 months and 6 months
Abstinence from smokeless tobacco
Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months
3 months and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Evaluate the relative effectiveness of the two programs on secondary outcomes, including reduction in smokeless tobacco use, number of quit attempts, and confidence in quitting.
Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months
3 months and 6 months
Identify participant characteristics, including demographic characteristics, initial smokeless tobacco use and dependence, and patterns of program use that predict treatment outcomes.
Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months
3 months and 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Oregon Research Institute

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

May 1, 2008

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2012

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 16, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 19, 2008

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 20, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

September 5, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 3, 2012

Last Verified

September 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • R01CA118575 (NIH)

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