Can a multimedia mobile phone programme help young people stop smoking?

A randomised controlled trial to determine if a multimedia mobile phone programme can help young people to stop smoking

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000476538

Acronym

STUB IT

Enrollment

1300

Registered

2006-11-15

Start date

2007-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study will determine if a multimedia mobile phone smoking cessation programme can help young people to stop smoking, in comparison with a control programme also delivered via mobile phone.

Interventions

A randomised controlled trial in young smokers who wish to quit. The intervention group will receive an intensive multimedia smoking cessation programme delivered via mobile phone (such as daily video clips, SMS of quitting tips). The duration of both programmes is 6 months.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Resident in Auckland New Zealand, current smokers wanting to quit.

Exclusion criteria

Non-smokers.

Outcome results