VIDeOS for Smoking Cessation

Video Interventions for Dependence On Smoking (VIDeOS) for Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

The purpose of the current study is to pilot the efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of an evidence-based smoking cessation intervention adapted for cancer patients and delivered via video. Investigators aim to assess if this intervention is considered acceptable by participants, feasible to implement, and effective at increasing knowledge about smoking cessation before conducting a fully powered clinical trial.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Smoking Cessation; Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Smoking cessation intervention; Other: Informational intervention

Detailed Description

A randomized controlled pilot study is being conducted to test the acceptability and feasibility of a smoking cessation intervention tailored for cancer patients that is delivered via video. Participants will be in a video intervention or control group that receives information about quitting smoking. Participants will complete surveys prior to randomization, and will complete additional surveys one week, one month, and three months post-randomization to provide their thoughts about the videos, information about changes to smoking behaviors, and knowledge about quitting smoking.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 42
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • South Carolina
    • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
      • Medical University of South Carolina

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 or older
• Diagnosed with cancer (any type)
• Receiving care at Medical University of South Carolina
• Reads and understands English language
• Currently smoking cigarettes (any amount)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Unstable or poorly managed medical or psychiatric conditions that impair cognition and ability to provide informed consent (e.g., dementia, active psychosis).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Videos; Participants will be sent links to smoking cessation videos to watch.	Other: Smoking cessation intervention; Receive links to smoking cessation videos
Active Comparator: NCI Pamphlet; Participants will be sent links to NCI's "Clearing the Air" to read.	Other: Informational intervention; Receive NCI's "Clearing the Air" booklet

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Acceptability	Acceptability will be measured using the Acceptability of Intervention measure, which contains four items with answer options on a scale from 1-5, with higher scores indicating higher acceptability. We will consider the intervention "acceptable" if an average score of 4 or higher is obtained.	1 week post-randomization
Feasibility	Feasibility will be measured using the Feasibility of Intervention measure, which contains four items with answer options on a scale from 1-5, with higher scores indicating higher feasibility. We will consider the intervention "feasible" if an average score of 4 or higher is obtained.	1 week post-randomization
Retention Rates	We will determine if there are differences in retention rates between intervention groups.	1 week, 1 month, and 3 months post-randomization

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Changes in knowledge about quitting smoking	We will assess changes in knowledge about tools to quit smoking and the role of nicotine, etc. from prior to randomization (before the intervention is delivered) to post-randomization follow-ups. These questions will be generated by the study investigators based on video content.	Baseline, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months post-randomization
Changes in smoking behaviors	We will assess the number of 24-hour quit attempts and 7-day point prevalence at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 month follow-ups.	1 week, 1 month, and 3 months post-randomization

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 24, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 10, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): September 10, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 5, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 11, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): March 12, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): September 16, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 10, 2025
• Last Verified: September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Videos
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavior; Health Behavior; Neoplasms; Smoking Cessation
• Other Study ID Numbers: Pro00133913

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No