Addressing Tobacco Use Disparities in Rural Older Adults Through an Innovative Mobile Phone Intervention

Duke University40 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR) intervention via SMS (short message service) text messaging plus SMS Support Messages in decreasing smoking in an older adult rural population. The SGR group (n=20) will receive a four-week SGR program delivered via SMS text messages plus SMS support messages. The control group (n=20) will receive SMS support messages to aid in quitting.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Tobacco Cessation

Interventions

SGRBEHAVIORAL

Support message onlyBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Over 60 years of age, 2. Have smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke five or more cigarettes a day on average, 3. Have an address in a rural census tract defined by a RUCA code of 4-10, 4. Interested in participating in a cessation program, 5. Own a phone that has texting ability and free texting, 6. Have general knowledge of text messaging and 7. Are willing to receive and respond to text messages from the study teams, throughout the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. criteria include non-English speaking patients 2. already participating in a smoking cessation intervention study.

Locations (1)

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Tobacco cessation, defined as quit rate at 30 days, as measured by self-reported abstinence from tobacco use

Quit rate at 30 days, as measured by self-reported abstinence from tobacco use

Time frame: 30-days

Secondary Outcomes

Feasibility, as measured by proportion of return text messages

Proportion of return text messages sent per participants upon receiving "alert" text messages to use tobacco in the intervention group at 30 days Proportion of SMS support messages opened and/or read per participant

Time frame: 30 days

Acceptability, as measured by percentage of participants who reported that they would recommend the program to a friend

Percentage of participants who reported that they would recommend the program to a friend

Time frame: 30 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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