Tobacco Cessation
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR) intervention via SMS (short message service) text messaging plus SMS Support Messages in decreasing smoking in an older adult rural population. The SGR group (n=20) will receive a four-week SGR program delivered via SMS text messages plus SMS support messages. The control group (n=20) will receive SMS support messages to aid in quitting.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSGR
BEHAVIORALSupport message only
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Duke Cancer Institute
Duke University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Over 60 years of age, 2. Have smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke five or more cigarettes a day on average, 3. Have an address in a rural census tract defined by a RUCA code of 4-10, 4. Interested in participating in a cessation program, 5. Own a phone that has texting ability and free texting, 6. Have general knowledge of text messaging and 7. Are willing to receive and respond to text messages from the study teams, throughout the duration of the study.
Exclusion criteria
1. criteria include non-English speaking patients 2. already participating in a smoking cessation intervention study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tobacco cessation, defined as quit rate at 30 days, as measured by self-reported abstinence from tobacco use | 30-days | Quit rate at 30 days, as measured by self-reported abstinence from tobacco use |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility, as measured by proportion of return text messages | 30 days | Proportion of return text messages sent per participants upon receiving alert text messages to use tobacco in the intervention group at 30 days Proportion of SMS support messages opened and/or read per participant |
| Acceptability, as measured by percentage of participants who reported that they would recommend the program to a friend | 30 days | Percentage of participants who reported that they would recommend the program to a friend |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed