Examining a Text Message Intervention for Smoking Cessation

The Miriam Hospital84 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Tobacco Use Disorder Nicotine Dependence

Interventions

text messaging for smoking cessationBEHAVIORAL

A 7-week program of daily text messages

Generic text messagesBEHAVIORAL

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

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 35 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

The Miriam Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Smoking abstinence

7-day point prevalence abstinence will be measured at 6 months post-treatment.

Time frame: Six months post-treatment

Secondary Outcomes

Usability and Acceptability of the intervention

Usability and acceptability of the intervention will be assessed at the end of treatment (week 7).

Time frame: 7 weeks (end of treatment)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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