Effectiveness of a French Automated Web-based Smoking Cessation Program

Effectiveness of a French Automated Web-based Smoking Cessation Program : a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01073085

Acronym

Stamp

Enrollment

2478

Registered

2010-02-23

Start date

2010-03-31

Completion date

2012-01-31

Last updated

2014-01-17

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Conditions

Tobacco Consumption

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a French fully automated web-based smoking cessation program known as the coaching, by comparing it to an online self-help guide.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALWeb-based automated coaching by e-mails

BEHAVIORALSelf-help guide

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Aged 18 and older * Smoker * Willing to quit smoking in the next two weeks * Having a regular access to Internet * Having a personal e-mail address * Not having benefited from the coaching the investigators want to assess yet

Exclusion criteria

* No personal e-mail address * Not able to give the informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Comparison of the percentage of abstinent people between the two arms of the trial, 6 months after inclusion	6 months after inclusion	The investigators will compare the percentage of smokers who successfully quit, 6 months after their inclusion in the study. Point prevalence abstinence will be measured (not smoking, event a puff, in the week preceding the questioning).

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026