"Quit Smoking on Your Own" Brief Online Study (TC-PAU-1)

September 27, 2016 updated by: Ricardo F. Muñoz, Ph.D., i4Health

Most individuals who smoke want to quit smoking. Most individuals who want to quit, quit on their own. The purpose of this study is to determine whether very brief suggestions provided online are comparatively more effective than others in increasing motivation to quit immediately after the suggestions are implemented and actual quit rates one month later.

There are no costs associated with participating in this study and participants will not be compensated for their participation.

To join the study paste the following link into your browser:

https://www.i4health-pau.org/quit-smoking-on-your-own

The entire study takes place online on an automated website.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Participants will be recruited online using search engine ads (e.g., Google), online association list serves, community websites designed to reach individuals interested in participating in research studies, and social media sites related to smoking cessation efforts.

The entire study will be administered online. Participants may complete it at a time and place of their convenience.

To join the study paste the following link into your browser:

https://www.i4health-pau.org/quit-smoking-on-your-own

The website will automatically obtain consent, ask 16 brief questions as a pre-test, randomize to 4 very brief interventions, ask 4 post-test questions, and at 1-month follow-up, send an email with a link to a 6-question survey. The initial online session is expected to take between 3 and 8 minutes and the 1-month follow-up survey less than 2 minutes.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

345

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
    • California
      • Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
        • Palo Alto University i4Health

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:

  • Adult (18 years of age or older)
  • Smoker who wants to quit
  • Access to the Internet

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Less than 18 years of age

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

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Condition #1
Condition #1 will consist of Brief Intervention #1, a brief online suggestion that takes less than 1 minute to complete.
Behavioral: Brief Intervention #1
Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 1 minute to complete.
Experimental: Condition #2
Condition #2 will consist of Brief Intervention #1 and Brief Intervention #2 that together take less than a minute to complete.
Behavioral: Brief Intervention #1
Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 1 minute to complete.
Behavioral: Brief Intervention #2
Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 1 minute to complete.
Experimental: Condition #3
Condition #3 will consist of Brief Intervention #1 and Brief Intervention #3, which, together, will take less than 8 minutes to complete.
Behavioral: Brief Intervention #1
Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 1 minute to complete.
Behavioral: Brief Intervention #3
Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 7 minutes to complete.
Experimental: Condition #4
Condition #4 will consist of Brief Intervention #1, Brief Intervention #2, and Brief Intervention #3, which, together, will take less than 8 minutes to complete.
Behavioral: Brief Intervention #1
Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 1 minute to complete.
Behavioral: Brief Intervention #2
Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 1 minute to complete.
Behavioral: Brief Intervention #3
Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 7 minutes to complete.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of participants who report quitting smoking
Time Frame: 1 month
Percentage of respondents who respond "no" to the question: "Have you smoked 1 or more cigarettes in the last 7 days?"
1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Motivation to quit smoking
Time Frame: 10 minutes
Pre-post measure of motivation before and after the brief suggestions being tested are administered online. Specifically, response on a 0 to 10 scale (from "not at all" to "extremely") to the question "How motivated are you to stop smoking in the next 4 weeks?"
10 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

i4Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ricardo F Muñoz, Ph.D., Palo Alto University

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, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 1, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 3, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

April 4, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 29, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 27, 2016

Last Verified

September 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TC-PAU-1

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