Effectiveness of a French Automated Web-based Smoking Cessation Program (Stamp)

January 16, 2014 updated by: Dr. Pierre Arwidson, Institut national de prevention et d'education pour la sante

Effectiveness of a French Automated Web-based Smoking Cessation Program : a Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a French fully automated web-based smoking cessation program known as the "coaching", by comparing it to an online self-help guide.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

2478

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

  • France
      • Saint Denis, France, 93203
        • Institut national de prevention et d'education pour la sante

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 18 and older
  • Smoker
  • Willing to quit smoking in the next two weeks
  • Having a regular access to Internet
  • Having a personal e-mail address
  • Not having benefited from the "coaching" the investigators want to assess yet

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No personal e-mail address
  • Not able to give the informed consent

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: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Web-based coaching
Those in the "coaching" arm will benefit from e-mails with advice, information, support for smoking cessation. These mails will be adapted to their personal profile.
Behavioral: Web-based automated "coaching" by e-mails
Active Comparator: Self-help guide
Those in the "active comparator arm" will be allowed to download a self-help guide with step-by-step advice for smoking cessation.
Behavioral: Self-help guide

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Comparison of the percentage of abstinent people between the two arms of the trial, 6 months after inclusion
Time Frame: 6 months after inclusion
The investigators will compare the percentage of smokers who successfully quit, 6 months after their inclusion in the study. Point prevalence abstinence will be measured (not smoking, event a puff, in the week preceding the questioning).
6 months after inclusion

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Institut national de prevention et d'education pour la sante

Investigators

  • Study Director: Pierre Arwidson, Doctor, Institut national de prevention et d'education pour la sante

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

March 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 19, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

February 23, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 17, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 16, 2014

Last Verified

January 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STAMP

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