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Smoking cessation intervention among university students in Sweden. A study of the effectiveness of a text messaging (short message service [SMS]) based stop smoking application

Effectiveness of a text messaging (SMS) smoking cessation intervention among university students in Sweden: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN96350682
Enrollment
8000
Registered
2014-03-27
Start date
2014-01-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-02-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Tobacco smoking Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

After randomisation and signing on, the intervention starts with a motivational phase of between 1 to 4 weeks, when the participants are given the opportunity to set a quit date. In this first phase t

Sponsors

Swedish Research Council (Sweden)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All students who are daily or occasional smokers at Luleå University will be invited to participate via an e-mail, aged 18-65

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Non-smokers

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Self-reported prolonged smoking abstinence of 8 weeks (defined as having not smoked more than five cigarettes) 2. Self-reported point prevalence of smoking abstinence (not having smoked a single cigarette) in the previous 4 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Self-reported 7-days point prevalence smoking abstinence (defined as not smoking any cigarettes in the past 7 days) 2. Number of quit attempts during the 15 weeks after the invitation to participate 3. Use of other smoking cessation services (medication, counselling, calling help line etc) during the 15 weeks after the invitation to participate

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026