Impact of Appointment Reminder Strategies on Smoking Cessation Clinic Attendance

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07779161

Medical University of Gdansk300 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether different appointment reminder methods can improve attendance at an anti-smoking (smoking cessation) clinic among adult smokers. The main question it aims to answer is: "Which reminder method helps participants come to their scheduled smoking cessation clinic appointments most often?" Researchers will compare different appointment reminder methods with standard appointment scheduling to see if they help participants attend their clinic visits more often. Participants will: * Receive appointment reminders using different methods * Come to their scheduled visits at a smoking cessation (anti-nicotine) clinic

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Behavioral Intervention Nicotine Addiction

Interventions

phone call with MINDSPACE elementsBEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive a phone call 1-5 days before their appointment. The conversation will follow a standardized script incorporating behavioral intervention (nudging) elements based on the MINDSPACE framework. Key components of the script include: * Messenger (Sender): Emphasizing that the information comes from the medical team. * Norms (Social Norms): Referring to success statistics for regular visits. * Commitment: Encouraging verbal confirmation of attendance. * Affect (Emotions): Providing short messages reinforcing a sense of support.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years. Confirmed diagnosis of nicotine dependence (F17 according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision \[ICD-10\]) and active patient status at the Smoking Cessation Clinic. * Provision of voluntary, written, informed consent to participate in the study and to be contacted by telephone or short text message. * Ability to independently provide information and operate a mobile phone. * At the time of study enrollment, attendance at an initial visit at the clinic. Exclusion Criteria * Age \< 18 years. * Lack of written, informed consent to participate in the study. * Inability to independently understand the study procedures or provide responses (e.g., due to dementia or a language barrier).

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient attendance at scheduled follow-up visit

Primary Outcome: The primary outcome measure is a binary assessment of patient attendance (Present/Absent) at the scheduled second visit, which takes place 2-8 weeks after the initial visit, as determined by the physician's individual assessment. Attendance will be verified on the day of the scheduled visit based on objective data recorded in the "CliniNET" hospital system.

Time frame: At the second scheduled visit at the Nicotine Cessation Clinic (2-8 weeks after baseline).

Secondary Outcomes

Impact of sociodemographic and clinical factors on patient attendance

Secondary Outcomes: Secondary analyses will include an assessment of the impact of sociodemographic and clinical factors based on tests routinely performed as part of a medical visit (age, sex, level of dependence according to the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND)).

Time frame: at baseline and 2 to 8 weeks after enrollment