All participants will receive the EnufSnuff.TXT scheduled gradual reduction (SGR) intervention for 6 weeks and, for those who do not reach the point of quit, includes getting randomized (like the flip of a coin) into either an additional 8-10 weeks of the EnufSnuff.TXT intervention or into receiving an additional 8-10 weeks of the EnufSnuff.TXT intervention along with a dedicated text quit coach to send and receive live support.
All participants will receive the EnufSnuff.TXT intervention (a text-based personalized reduction plan and daily text-based cessation support messages) for 6 weeks and, for those who report that they have not achieved complete cessation, includes getting randomized into either an additional 8-10 weeks of the EnufSnuff.TXT intervention or into receiving an additional 8-10 weeks of the EnufSnuff.TXT intervention along with a dedicated quit coach to send and receive live text support. The investigators will conduct phone-based or smart phone-based assessments with participants at baseline, end of program, and 7-month follow-up after intervention completion. The investigators will also conduct a brief midpoint check (after the first 6 weeks of intervention) with participants to ask if they have quit using smokeless tobacco. Research staff will email participants redcap surveys at baseline, end of program, and 7-months. Participants will be able to opt for a recorded telephone interview at the 7-month check-in. Each opted-in participant will be interviewed only once.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
69
The extended SGR program will allow participants additional time to reduce smokeless tobacco use until they reach zero. The intent of this program is to reduce the number of times participants use smokeless tobacco down to zero. Participants will also receive text-based support messages.
Weekly check-ins and support will be given to this group via the quit coach interactions. The intent of this program is to reduce the number of times participants use smokeless tobacco down to zero. Participants will also receive text-based support messages.
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Feasibility as measured by the number of recruited individuals who enrolled
Time frame: Baseline
Feasibility as measured by the number of participants who left the study (attrition)
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Acceptability as measured by the number of participants who found the intervention useful
As measured via telephone interview.
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Acceptability as measured by the number of participants who reported that the intervention received changed their smokeless tobacco use
As measured via telephone interview.
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Acceptability as measured by the number of participants who reported that the intervention made them think about quitting
As measured via telephone interview.
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Acceptability as measured by the number of participants who reported that they would recommend the program to a friend
As measured via telephone interview.
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Preliminary efficacy as measured by the number of participants who quit smokeless tobacco by the end of treatment
Time frame: Up to approximately 16 weeks
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