- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01885052
Evaluation of National Cancer Institute Young Adult Stop-Smoking Program
NCI Young Adult Smoking Cessation Evaluation
Background:
- Researchers want to see how well the QuitTXT text-message program helps smokers ages 18 29 stop smoking. This is part of a larger online stop-smoking program by the National Cancer Institute. The QuitTXT program is a 2-week countdown to the smoker s quit date with 6 weeks of follow-up messages. Program participants will receive texts on their cell phones, including tips, information, and motivational messages, and then fill out surveys.
Objectives:
- To study how well the QuitTXT program helps smokers ages 18 29 stop smoking.
Eligibility:
- Adults ages 18 29 who have smoked on at least 5 of the past 30 days and who want to stop smoking in the next 30 days.
Design:
- Participants will receive a certain number of text messages during the 8-week study. They will receive between 0 to 5 messages per day (or up to a total of 130 messages).
- Participants will first fill out a survey about their smoking and quitting experiences. Then they will choose a date to quit smoking (a quit date ) between 2 and 3 weeks after this survey.
- Participants will take four other surveys online, one during the program and three more after they ve completed the program. Each survey will take about 10 20 minutes and asks about their smoking habits and views on smoking and quitting. Each survey will be sent by email, with reminders sent by email or telephone.
- Participants will receive an iTunes or Amazon gift card for completing each survey honestly.
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This study seeks to assess the effectiveness of the QuitTXT program, a text message cessation intervention designed for young adult smokers ages 18-29. The QuitTXT program is a component of a larger web-based tobacco cessation intervention resource provided by the National Cancer Institute. The program focuses on providing actionable strategies and fact based information, serving as an engagement tool delivering two-way communication, and delivering intra- and extra-treatment support. The structure of the QuitTXT program is designed as a 14-day countdown to quit date with subsequent six weeks of messages. Throughout the program, users will receive texts that cover a variety of content areas including tips, informational content, motivational messaging, and keyword responses.
The study seeks to recruit a large sample of young adult smokers ages 18-29 to examine how exposure to the QuitTXT program affects participants.
There will be 3-arms to the study:
Participants in Arm 1, the control group of the study, will only receive the weekly assessments asking them of their smoking status.
Participants in Arm 2 will receive a texting program that consists of up to two weeks of countdown to quit messaging plus assessments messages that all groups receive for a total of 8 weeks.
Participants in Arm 3 will receive the full text messaging program.
All groups will be able to select a quit date within a 7-day window (between 2 and 3 weeks after they complete the baseline survey). Participants in Arm 3 will receive motivational/informational messages while participants in group 1 will receive only assessment messages. Participants in Arm 2 will receive the countdown messages to their quit date, but not the motivational messaging after their quit date. Like Arm 1, they will only receive assessment messages after their quit date.
This study will add unique value to the existing literature by teasing out the effect of some messages vs. frequent, motivational/informational messaging on quit rates and intent to quit among young adults.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Maryland
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Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
- National Cancer Institute (NCI), 9000 Rockville Pike
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
- For this study, we will recruit smokers aged 18 to 29 who have smoked on at least 5 of the last 30 days and who are interested in stopping smoking in the next 30 days. To be eligible, a young adult must meet the following criteria:
Ages 18-29 years
Reside in the US
Smoke cigarettes at least 5 days/month
Be interested in quitting cigarette use
Not be involved in a cessation program
Have an active email account
Be able to receive text messages on their cell phone
Be the only member of your household participating in this study
Be willing to share contact information with the study team in order to share information about the study on a timely basis.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: 1
Receives weekly assessment messages ONLY
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Active Comparator: 2
Receives two week countdown messaging to quit date, and weekly assessment messages post quit date
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Assess the efficacy of a 6-8 week text message program to help young adults quit smoking.
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Active Comparator: 3
Receives two week countdown messages to quit date, receives mulitiple messages per day post quit date with tips, encouragement and supportive messaging
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Assess the efficacy of a 6-8 week text message program to help young adults quit smoking.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Quit smoking status
Time Frame: 1, 3, and 6 month follow up
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1, 3, and 6 month follow up
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Erik M Augustson, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Arnett JJ. Emerging adulthood. A theory of development from the late teens through the twenties. Am Psychol. 2000 May;55(5):469-80.
- Armstrong AW, Watson AJ, Makredes M, Frangos JE, Kimball AB, Kvedar JC. Text-message reminders to improve sunscreen use: a randomized, controlled trial using electronic monitoring. Arch Dermatol. 2009 Nov;145(11):1230-6. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.269.
- Baer JS, Lichtenstein E. Classification and prediction of smoking relapse episodes: an exploration of individual differences. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1988 Feb;56(1):104-10. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.56.1.104. No abstract available.
- Squiers L, Brown D, Parvanta S, Dolina S, Kelly B, Dever J, Southwell BG, Sanders A, Augustson E. The SmokefreeTXT (SFTXT) Study: Web and Mobile Data Collection to Evaluate Smoking Cessation for Young Adults. JMIR Res Protoc. 2016 Jun 27;5(2):e134. doi: 10.2196/resprot.5653.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- 999913156
- 13-C-N156
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