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Examining a Text Message Intervention for Smoking Cessation

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified April 2012 by The Miriam Hospital
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Live Inspired, LLC
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Beth Bock, Ph.D., The Miriam Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01166464
First received: July 16, 2010
Last updated: April 25, 2012
Last verified: April 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

The primary goal of this study is to use qualitative interviews and focus groups to aid us in adapting a face-to-face smoking cessation intervention for delivery through text messaging. After design is completed, the intervention will be pilot tested with a sample of young adults (ages 18-35) who smoke. Final assessments will be conducted at 7 weeks (end of treatment) and both 3 and 6 month follow up.


Condition Intervention
Tobacco Use Disorder
Nicotine Dependence
 Behavioral: text messaging for smoking cessation
Behavioral: Generic text messages

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Examining a Text Message Intervention for Smoking Cessation

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by The Miriam Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Smoking abstinence [ Time Frame: Six months post-treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    7-day point prevalence abstinence will be measured at 6 months post-treatment.


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Usability and Acceptability of the intervention [ Time Frame: 7 weeks (end of treatment) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Usability and acceptability of the intervention will be assessed at the end of treatment (week 7).


Estimated Enrollment: 88
Study Start Date: July 2009
Primary Completion Date: April 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Text Messaging
A text message-based intervention for smoking cessation
 Behavioral: text messaging for smoking cessation
A 7-week program of daily text messages
Placebo Comparator: Control
Individuals in this group will receive generic (non-smoking related) text messages on the same schedule as the intervention arm. This provides a control for staff/program contact time and participant burden.
 Behavioral: Generic text messages
non-smoking related text messages will be given on the same daily schedule as matches the active intervention to establish a control for contact time.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 35 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 to 35
  • Current daily smoker
  • Has a cell phone with text messaging capability
  • Uses text messaging at least once monthly
  • Interested in quitting smoking
  • Willing to set a quit date within the next 30 days
  • Has access to a physician

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Does not read and speak English with adequate comprehension
  • Is currently participating in a smoking cessation program
  • Concurrent drug/alcohol abuse
  • Mental health issues that would interfere with study compliance
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01166464

Contacts
Contact: Beth C Bock, PhD 401-793-8020 bbock@lifespan.org

Locations
United States, Rhode Island
The Miriam Hospital Recruiting
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
Contact: Beth C Bock, PhD     401-793-8020     bbock@lifespan.org    
Principal Investigator: Beth C Bock, PhD            
Sub-Investigator: Kathleen Morrow, PhD            
Sub-Investigator: Ernestine Jennings, PhD            
Sub-Investigator: Joseph Fava, PhD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
The Miriam Hospital
Live Inspired, LLC
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Beth Bock, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist, The Miriam Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01166464     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: R21DA027142
Study First Received: July 16, 2010
Last Updated: April 25, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by The Miriam Hospital:
tobacco
smoking
text message
therapy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tobacco Use Disorder
Smoking
Substance-Related Disorders
Mental Disorders
Habits

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013