Testing the Decoy Effect to Increase Tobacco Treatment Uptake

June 12, 2023 updated by: NYU Langone Health
Prior research has shown that the context in which program options are presented to consumer impacts consumer choice (known as the 'decoy effect'). The aims of this study are to: (1) test whether the decoy effect can impact smokers' selection of hypothetical tobacco treatment options; (2) examine sociodemographic moderators of the decoy effect; and and (3) examine whether presenting the time and clinical effectiveness of of the different treatment options modifies the decoy effect.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The investigators will recruit and conduct a cross-sectional online survey through ResearchMatch (www.researchmatch.org) with 600 tobacco users across the country. The survey will ask participants for their preferences regarding hypothetical tobacco treatment programs. Participants will be randomized to 12 conditions (n=50 per condition). Each condition has a different combination of treatment options. The survey will also assess sociodemographics and tobacco use behaviors. All participants will be asked if they would like to receive information about the state's smoking cessation quitline. Participants who would like to receive information will be given the 1800-QUIT-NOW number and smokefree.gov website address.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

600

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
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • NYU Langone Health - Translational Research Building

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

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants will be recruited from ResearchMatch.org. People who are in ResearchMatch.org's database will be eligible if they are 18 years or older and self-report current tobacco use.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Self-reported current tobacco use

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
1

Group assigned to the following answer combination:

  1. 2 sessions
  2. 4 sessions
Other: Online survey
Subjects will complete a single survey that takes 5-10 minutes to complete
2

Group assigned to the following answer combination:

  1. 2 sessions
  2. 4 sessions
  3. 7 sessions
Other: Online survey
Subjects will complete a single survey that takes 5-10 minutes to complete
3

Group assigned to the following answer combination:

  1. 2 sessions
  2. 7 sessions
Other: Online survey
Subjects will complete a single survey that takes 5-10 minutes to complete
4

Group assigned to the following answer combination:

  1. 2 sessions
  2. 7 sessions
  3. 10 sessions
Other: Online survey
Subjects will complete a single survey that takes 5-10 minutes to complete
5

Group assigned to the following answer combination:

  1. 2 sessions (30 minutes)
  2. 4 sessions (60 minutes)
Other: Online survey
Subjects will complete a single survey that takes 5-10 minutes to complete
6

Group assigned to the following answer combination:

  1. 2 sessions (30 minutes)
  2. 4 sessions (60 minutes)
  3. 7 sessions (105 minutes)
Other: Online survey
Subjects will complete a single survey that takes 5-10 minutes to complete
7

Group assigned to the following answer combination:

  1. 2 sessions (30 minutes)
  2. 7 sessions (105 minutes)
Other: Online survey
Subjects will complete a single survey that takes 5-10 minutes to complete
8

Group assigned to the following answer combination:

  1. 2 sessions (30 minutes)
  2. 7 sessions (105 minutes)
  3. 10 sessions (150 minutes)
Other: Online survey
Subjects will complete a single survey that takes 5-10 minutes to complete
9

Group assigned to the following answer combination:

  1. 2 sessions (30 minutes) - 10% chance of quitting
  2. 4 sessions (60 minutes) - 30% chance of quitting
Other: Online survey
Subjects will complete a single survey that takes 5-10 minutes to complete
10

Group assigned to the following answer combination:

  1. 2 sessions (30 minutes) - 10% chance of quitting
  2. 4 sessions (60 minutes) - 30% chance of quitting
  3. 7 sessions (105 minutes) - 30% chance of quitting
Other: Online survey
Subjects will complete a single survey that takes 5-10 minutes to complete
11

Group assigned to the following answer combination:

  1. 2 sessions (30 minutes) - 10% chance of quitting
  2. 7 sessions (105 minutes) - 30% chance of quitting
Other: Online survey
Subjects will complete a single survey that takes 5-10 minutes to complete
12

Group assigned to the following answer combination:

  1. 2 sessions (30 minutes) - 10% chance of quitting
  2. 7 sessions (105 minutes) - 30% chance of quitting
  3. 10 sessions (150 minutes) - 30% chance of quitting
Other: Online survey
Subjects will complete a single survey that takes 5-10 minutes to complete

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of counseling calls chosen
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Number of weeks until quit date chosen
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

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 (Actual)

September 10, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 22, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

July 22, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 13, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 13, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

December 16, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 15, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 12, 2023

Last Verified

December 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 18-00830

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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