Smoking, Tobacco Use Cessation
Conditions
Keywords
Operating Engineers, Smoking Cessation
Brief summary
This is a clustered randomized control trial to test the Tobacco Tactics intervention among Operating Engineers (heavy equipment workers). The intervention group will be directed to the Tobacco Tactics website, and the control group will be directed to the state supported 1-800 quit-now telephone hotline during routine annual safety training that all Operating Engineers are required to attend. The web-based quitting intervention includes provision of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy and will be followed by nurse email and/or telephone counseling. It is expected that Operating Engineers who are randomized to the Tobacco Tactics website intervention will have at least equal or greater decreases in smoking at 30-day and 6-month follow-up compared to those randomized to the 1-800-QUIT-NOW quit line. In addition, the investigators expect to find that Operating Engineers randomized to the Tobacco Tactics website intervention will: a) be able to accomplish tasks; b) be able to accomplish goals with skill and speed; c) be able to operate the system; d) be satisfied with the website; e) access the site repeatedly; and f) spend time on the site during the intervention period.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTobacco Tactics Web-Based Intervention
The Tobacco Tactics Web-Based Intervention contains website, medications, and nurse counseling.
OTHER1-800-QUIT-NOW Telephone Hotline
The control group receives efficacious smoking cessation treatment via the 1-800-QUIT-NOW telephone hotline. The 1-800-QUIT-NOW hotline is a national program. The first time smokers call the hotline, they receive a personal coach who assists them in setting a quit date and making an individualized quit plan. The personal coach also provides on-going support with up to five telephone coaching sessions around the caller's quit date.
Sponsors
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
University of Michigan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* attending a training session provided by the Operating Engineers Local 324 Education Center * greater than 18 years of age * smoked cigarettes in the past month * interested in participating in a program to quit smoking
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quit Rate | 30-day Follow-Up | The investigators will measure 7-day point prevalence abstinence by asking the well validated question, Have you used any tobacco products (even one puff) in the past 7 days? The investigators will also assess harm reduction (ability to quit at all, number of quit attempts, and number of cigarettes smoked per day). |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed