Usability Study of a Smoking Cessation Intervention During a Dental Cleaning

May 6, 2021 updated by: Boston University

Delivery of a Smoking Cessation Induction Intervention Via Virtual Reality (VR) Headset During a Dental Cleaning: Usability Study

The goal of this usability study is to pilot test the recruitment procedures, data acquisition methods, and text message program integration required to support the planning of a future clinical trial. Approximately 15 smokers who are patients of the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) patient treatment center and have an upcoming dental prophylaxis or scaling and root planing (henceforth referred to as 'teeth cleaning') appointment will be recruited. During the dental cleaning, participants will watch a brief educational video that provides guidance and advice on smoking cessation.

At the end of the dental appointment, participants will complete a survey about their experience watching the video and their attitudes towards smoking cessation. Participants will also receive other smoking cessation resources with instructions on how to access the services. Participants will then use the one-month text message program developed by the investigators to motivate and facilitate contact with the smoking cessation resources.

At the end of the one-month text message program, participants will complete a survey about their experience during the text message program, their smoking habits, and attitudes towards smoking cessation. The duration of the study will be approximately six-weeks.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

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

    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
        • Goldman School of Dental Medicine

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:

  • Must be a patient of the Boston University, Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine patient treatment center
  • Must have smoked 100 cigarettes or more (not e-cigarettes or vaping) in lifetime
  • Must have smoked cigarettes (not e-cigarettes or vaping) 'most days' or 'every day' in the past week
  • Must read and write fluently in English
  • Must be willing to watch a video during the dental hygiene appointment
  • Must have the visual capacity to watch a video
  • Ability to wear in-ear headphones
  • Must have a mobile phone capable of receiving and sending text messages (SMS)
  • live in Greater Boston area for the next two months
  • Have a cell phone carrier that can receive text message from our system

Exclusion Criteria:

-Planning to move out of the Greater Boston area within the next two months

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Smoking Cessation intervention
At a dental cleaning visit, participants will watch a brief educational video that provides guidance and advice on smoking cessation. Participants will then interact with a text program for a month to motivate them to use smoking cessation resources. Participants will also be required to make contact with the resources in order to demonstrate feasibility of study flow.
One of two different 10 minute educational videos on smoking cessation will be viewed by participants during a dental cleaning visit. The video that is watched will depend on participants' level of motivation to quit and project needs
A one-month text message program to motivate and facilitate contact with smoking cessation resources.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility of the Smoking Cessation Education Program
Time Frame: 6 weeks
The number of participants who watched the video and used the text messaging for a month.
6 weeks
Participant Acceptability Rate of the Program
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Participants were asked to rate the acceptability of the program by answering an investigator developed acceptability question with a scale of 1 to 7, where 1= the program was not acceptable and 7= the program was very acceptable. Scores could range from 1 to 7, and higher scores are associated with greater acceptability of the program.
6 weeks
Participant Satisfaction With the Program
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Participants were asked to rate their satisfaction of the program by answering an investigator developed satisfaction question with a scale of 1 to 5, where 1= they were not satisfied with the program and 5= they were very satisfied with the program. Higher scores were associated with greater satisfaction with the program.
6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Attitudes About Smoking
Time Frame: 6 weeks
The number of subjects who 'agreed' or 'strongly agreed' that the educational video improved their attitude towards quitting smoking.
6 weeks
Change in Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per Day
Time Frame: Baseline, 6 weeks
An investigator-developed survey will ask participants questions about the number of cigarettes smoked daily
Baseline, 6 weeks
The Number of Participants With Quit Attempts Lasting ≥ 24 Hours
Time Frame: 6 weeks
The number of participants who attempted to quit smoking for 24 hours or more at follow-up because they wanted to quit (not due to hospitalization or illness) based on an investigator-developed survey that asked participants questions about the number of quit attempts lasting ≥ 24 hours
6 weeks
Methods for Quitting Smoking
Time Frame: 6 weeks
An investigator-developed survey will ask participants questions about what methods they used to try to quit smoking
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Belinda Borrelli, PhD, Henry M Goldman School of Dental 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 (Actual)

February 4, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 28, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 28, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

January 29, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 7, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 6, 2021

Last Verified

May 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • H-39053
  • 1UG3DE028866 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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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