Smoking Mental and Behavioural Disorders Smoking
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group will be encouraged to set a quit date within 14 days of randomisation. Five messages per day will be sent in the first five weeks after randomisation. The control group will rec
Sponsors
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Aged 16 years and over, currently smoking cigarettes daily and interested in quitting, owner of a mobile phone and familiar with text messaging capabilities. Able to provide informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported abstinence at six months post randomisation. Verified by salivary cotinine testing using a cut-off of 7 ng/ml of cotinine. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| At four weeks: point prevalence of smoking (as per National Health Service [NHS] standard reporting). At six months: 28-day continuous abstinence, involvement in any vehicle crashes (these are the only rare adverse health effects of using a mobile phone) | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed