Tobacco Smoking, Tobacco Use Cessation
Conditions
Brief summary
This study seeks to develop and test an internet video series aimed at helping individuals reduce cigarette smoking. Participants (daily smokers) will be asked to watch a series of six videos (approximately 6.5 minutes each) which cover various empirically-supported smoking cessation strategies and tools. Examples of strategies included in the videos include noticing smoking cues and consequences and relaxation training. Participants' demographic information, motivation to change, reactions to the video series alliance with video therapist, and confidence in avoiding smoking will all be measured. Additionally, participants will be asked to report their smoking behavior at study baseline and follow-up.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSmoking cessation video series.
The intervention in this study is a series of six videos totally approximately 40 minutes. These videos are led by a doctoral psychology student with experience in working with tobacco smokers. Videos utilize empirically-supported strategies for smoking cessation.
Sponsors
Wayne State University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Daily smoker * Interested in reducing smoking * Not currently enrolled in any smoking cessation program.
Exclusion criteria
* Not interested in reducing smoking * Currently enrolled in a smoking cessation program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Smoking Quantity/Frequency | Measured at baseline and 30 days following completion of video series. | Cigarettes smoked in past 30 days. |
| Subjective Reactions to Video Series | Measured upon completion of video series, within 2 weeks of beginning study. | Scale based on measure previously developed and used by PI of this study (Schmidt et al., 2023). Outcome explores participants' experience with and opinions of video intervention (e.g., video helpfulness, clarity, etc.). |
| Self-Efficacy Questionnaire | Measured upon completion of video series (within 2 weeks of beginning study) and at 30-day follow-up. | Participants' belief in their ability to avoid smoking. SEQ-12: Etter et al., 2000) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Working Alliance Inventory for Guided Internet Interventions | Measured upon completion of video series, within 2 weeks of beginning study. | Participants' sense of alliance with therapist leading video intervention. (WAI-I: Penedo et al., 2020). |
| Motivation to Quit Smoking (Change Ladder) | Measured upon completion of video series (within 2 weeks of beginning study) and one-month follow-up. | Participants' level of motivation to change smoking behavior measured using a stages of change ladder based in Motivational Interviewing principles. |
| Smoking Quit Attempt | Measured at 30-day follow-up. | Whether participants made a quit attempt during the course of the study. Measured using a single, yes or no item asking whether participants attempted to quit smoking in the past month. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed