Penn State TXT2STAYQUIT Study- a Texting Study to Help Hospitalized Smokers Stay Quit

December 17, 2018 updated by: Jonathan Foulds, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Pilot Randomized Trial of Brief Automated Smoking Cessation Intervention and Evaluation for Smokers Discharged From Hospital

This study aims to pilot a method of collecting the post-discharge follow-up data required by the Joint Commission Tobacco Measure Set, using text messages sent to and received from patients' cellular-telephones. It also aims to assess whether specially designed relapse prevention text messages designed to encourage abstinence from smoking, can increase the proportion of smokers who remain abstinent during the first month after discharge from hospital.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Participants will be those who are hospitalized at Hershey Medical Center and are interested in help to stay quit when they leave the hospital.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

158

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
    • Pennsylvania
      • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
        • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

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

16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Total length of hospital stay at least 24 hours
  • Free of cognitive impairment
  • Read and speak English
  • Smoked at least 20 cigarettes in 30 days prior to entering the hospital
  • Willing to give up all forms of tobacco
  • Has a cell phone capable of receiving text messages (cell phone is powered on and charged)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient has been admitted for a transplant
  • Patient has Intensive Care status

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: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Motivational Text Messages
Motivational text messages to help participants stay quit when they leave the hospital.
Behavioral: Motivational Text Messages
Motivational text messages in addition to survey questions about smoking status
Sham Comparator: Control
Text messages to ask about current smoking status.
Behavioral: Control
Only survey questions about smoking status

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Complete Self-reported Tobacco Abstinence During the Prior 7 Days, as Reported on Telephone Interview, 28 Days After Discharge From Hospital (With Biochemical Verification in a Sub-sample, Exhaled Carbon-monoxide < 10 Parts Per Million).
Time Frame: 28 days
Abstinence rate at 28 days
28 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of Participants Providing Smoking Cessation Status Via Text Message
Time Frame: 28 days
proportion of participants providing data about smoking status via text message at 28 days
28 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jonathan Foulds, PhD, Penn State College of Medicine

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

December 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 8, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 5, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

December 8, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 19, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 17, 2018

Last Verified

December 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 40683

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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