Psychology, Social, Smoking Cessation, Smoking (Tobacco) Addiction
Conditions
Keywords
smoking, smartphone, technology, addiction
Brief summary
This study evaluates a new digitally delivered mindset based intervention in addition to a smartphone application (app) for smoking cessation. Participants will be provided an app (SmartQuit) that teaches them skills to quit, and will be randomly assigned to either receive a growth mindset intervention or to a control group.
Detailed description
Want to quit smoking? Welcome to the MIND Study, conducted by researchers at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Join now to get a smartphone app-based quit smoking program that includes: * Personalized plans for quitting * Help with dealing with urges to smoke * Information on nicotine withdrawal * Help staying motivated * Tracking progress with quitting * A certificate of completion once you complete the program * Scientifically-based information on quit medications The MIND study gives you all these and more to help you quit smoking and live a happier, healthier life. For more information, visit mind.fredhutch.org.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGrowth Mindset
The intervention is aimed at creating more flexible thinking about addiction to tobacco. Participants will be sent tips by email to help foster the belief that people can overcome addiction to smoking.
BEHAVIORALSmartQuit
This is an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based intervention designed a smoking cessation smartphone application.
Sponsors
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
In order to control for expectancy or placebo effects, participants will be told that the study is designed to test the method of delivery of content (email vs. smartphone). They will not be aware that one group is getting something extra that the control group is not getting.
Intervention model description
All participants will gain access to SmartQuit, a smartphone based app with tools for quitting smoking. In order to test whether the growth mindset intervention is effective, smokers will be randomly assigned to either an experimental group, where they will additionally get growth mindset content or to a control group.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
(1) age 18 or older, (2) smokes at least five cigarettes daily for at least past 12 months, (3) wants to quit in the next 30 days, (4) interested in learning skills to quit smoking, (5) resides in US, (6) has at least daily access to their own smartphone, (7) knows how to login and download a smartphone application from their smartphone, (8) willing and able to read in English, (9) not participating in other smoking cessation interventions (including our other intervention studies). To increase follow-up retention, eligibility criteria also include: (10) willing to complete one follow-up survey, (11) provide email, phone, and mailing address.
Exclusion criteria
Opposite of inclusion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement with smoking cessation program | 2 months | Number of times the smoking cessation app is opened, number of days logged in to smoking cessation app |
| Cessation of smoking | 2 months | 30 day point prevalence abstinence \[i.e. no smoking for the past 30 days\] |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cessation of smoking | 2 months | 7 day point prevalence abstinence \[i.e. no smoking in past 7 days\] |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mediation of engagement | 2 months | The effect of mindset intervention on engagement outcomes will be mediated by change in mindset. |
| Number of cigarettes smoked per day (reduction) | 2 months | Test to see whether there is reduced smoking in one arm compared to the other. |
| Mediation of cessation | 2 months | The effect of mindset intervention on cessation outcomes will be mediated by change in mindset. |
| Moderation by mindset | 2 months | Mindset at baseline moderates the treatment effect such that engagement and cessation outcomes improve more for those smokers who start the study with a fixed mindset. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed