Examining a Text Message Intervention for Smoking Cessation

January 31, 2014 updated by: Beth Bock, Ph.D., The Miriam Hospital
The primary goal of this study is to use qualitative interviews and focus groups to aid us in adapting a face-to-face smoking cessation intervention for delivery through text messaging. After design is completed, the intervention will be pilot tested with a sample of young adults (ages 18-35) who smoke. Final assessments will be conducted at 7 weeks (end of treatment) and both 3 and 6 month follow up.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

84

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

    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
        • The Miriam Hospital

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 35 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 to 35
  • Current daily smoker
  • Has a cell phone with text messaging capability
  • Uses text messaging at least once monthly
  • Interested in quitting smoking
  • Willing to set a quit date within the next 30 days
  • Has access to a physician

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Does not read and speak English with adequate comprehension
  • Is currently participating in a smoking cessation program
  • Concurrent drug/alcohol abuse
  • Mental health issues that would interfere with study compliance

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 Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Text Messaging
A text message-based intervention for smoking cessation
A 7-week program of daily text messages
Placebo Comparator: Control
Individuals in this group will receive generic (non-smoking related) text messages on the same schedule as the intervention arm. This provides a control for staff/program contact time and participant burden.
non-smoking related text messages will be given on the same daily schedule as matches the active intervention to establish a control for contact time.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Smoking abstinence
Time Frame: Six months post-treatment
7-day point prevalence abstinence will be measured at 6 months post-treatment.
Six months post-treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Usability and Acceptability of the intervention
Time Frame: 7 weeks (end of treatment)
Usability and acceptability of the intervention will be assessed at the end of treatment (week 7).
7 weeks (end of treatment)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Beth C Bock, PhD, The Miriam Hospital, Brown Medical School

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 16, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 20, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

July 21, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 3, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 31, 2014

Last Verified

January 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • R21DA027142 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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