The overall objective of this project is to develop and pilot-test a web-based smoking cessation program that specifically addresses heavy drinking (HD). The project builds upon a well-established, free evidence-based smoking cessation website, BecomeAnEX.org ("EX"), which is supported by Truth Initiative, a national non-profit public health organization, and its research arm, the Schroeder Institute. Investigators will develop an alternative version of BecomenAnEX that will include detailed content on alcohol's relation to smoking relapse, health effects of alcohol (including moderate drinking recommendations) along with related worksheets, feedback materials, and links to resources for drinking. Once a version of BecomeAnEX is developed that specifically addresses HD (called EX-HD), the investigators will conduct a one-arm open pilot of the site with 30 HD smokers recruited from newly registered BecomeAnEX users. The study will gather participant feedback on the site as well as site use metrics (e.g., number of logins, number of pages viewed, use of interactive components) and will revise EX-HD in response to this feedback in preparation for Stage 1b work. Stage 1b will use the updated EX-HD version to run a small scale randomized clinical trial where 120 participants will be randomly assigned to the standard version of BecomeAnEX or to EX-HD.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
119
A website and text messaging program that is publicly available through BecomeAnEX.com. Participants have access to the website whenever they wish.
A website and text messaging program that is publicly available through BecomeAnEX.com. Participants have access to the website whenever they wish.
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Number of Participants Who Reported 7-day Point-prevalence Smoking Abstinence at 1 Month
Self-report abstinence from smoking
Time frame: 1 month after enrollment
Number of Participants Who Reported 7-day Point-prevalence Smoking Abstinence at 6 Months
Self-report abstinence from smoking
Time frame: 6 months after enrollment
Number of Heavy Drinking Days at 1 Month
Self reported number of days (in the past 30 days) drinking 4+/5+ drinks for women/men
Time frame: 1 month after enrollment
Number of Heavy Drinking Days at 6 Months
Self reported number of days (in the past 30 days) drinking 4+/5+ drinks for women/men
Time frame: 6 months after enrollment
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