Tobacco-Related Disease Prevention Among Korean Americans

University of California, Berkeley405 enrolled

Overview

The study evaluates the effectiveness of an internet-based smoking cessation program for Korean Americans.

Smoking is prevalent among Korean American men. Quitting is Winning, an internet-based, cognitive-behavioral smoking cessation program, was developed using community-based participatory research principles. A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate whether participants were more likely to complete the program and quit smoking at 6-month follow-up with additional reinforcement including financial incentives for program completion and interim surveys.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

405

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Interventions

high reinforcement cessation programBEHAVIORAL

Six-step, self-administered, internet smoking cessation program with high reinforcement.

low reinforcement cessation programBEHAVIORAL

Six-step, self-administered, internet smoking cessation program with low reinforcement.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * self-identified Korean American ethnicity * age 18 years or older * daily smoker (i.e., smoked at least one cigarette per day during the previous seven days) * current U.S. resident * valid email address * regular internet access. Exclusion Criteria: None

Locations (1)

Joel Moskowitz

Berkeley, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

smoking status

self-reported smoking status at 6-month followup

Time frame: six month followup

Secondary Outcomes

program completion

Percentage of participants who completed the online smoking cessation program

Time frame: six months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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