NCT01166464

Examining a Text Message Intervention for Smoking Cessation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 84 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary goal of this study is to use qualitative interviews and focus groups to aid us in adapting a face-to-face smoking cessation intervention for delivery through text messaging. After design is completed, the intervention will be pilot tested with a sample of young adults (ages 18-35) who smoke. Final assessments will be conducted at 7 weeks (end of treatment) and both 3 and 6 month follow up.

Conditions

• Tobacco Use Disorder
• Nicotine Dependence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	text messaging for smoking cessation	A 7-week program of daily text messages
BEHAVIORAL	Generic text messages	non-smoking related text messages will be given on the same daily schedule as matches the active intervention to establish a control for contact time.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-07-01
• Primary completion: 2012-04-01
• Completion: 2012-10-01
• First posted: 2010-07-21
• Last updated: 2014-02-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States