NCT01487642

Comparison of Four Different Smoking Cessation Programmes

Study of the Effect of Two Different Types of Telephone Counselling Respectively and a Web-based Smoking Cessation Programme Among Adult Daily Cigarette Smokers.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,600 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Southern Denmark · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary objective of the study is to compare the efficacy of four different smoking cessation programmes, including a proactive telephone counseling intervention, a reactive telephone counseling a and an interactive web-based intervention and (as control) written self-help material.

Detailed description

Smoking remains the most important threat to public health. The majority of smokers wish to quit smoking and every year a substantial part of smokers makes a quit attempt. However, the majority of smokers tries to quit unassisted and existing smoking cessation interventions are underused. In this study we test the effectiveness of four different smoking cessation interventions in a randomized controlled trial. The study provides knowledge on factors important for recruitment and gives indication on potential reach of interventions among the general population. This knowledge can help us in designing interventions that is both effective but also have a high reach in the general population.

Conditions

• Smoking
• Smoking Cessation
• Self-efficacy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Standard 15-minute telephone counselling	Subjects in arm 1 will benefit from a standard 15-minute telephone counselling session with a professional adviser which resembles a normal call to the national Quit-line. The telephone counselling will be reactive, thus the smoker initiates the call to a designated number to receive advice and information based on the needs and wishes of this particular smoker. Participants can receive self-help materials and information on other smoking cessation services if they wish.
DEVICE	Proactive telephone counselling	subjects in arm 2 will benefit from of five 15-minute calls from a professional adviser. Similar to the standard reactive telephone counselling, the proactive counselling will be a personal discussion and advice based on the needs and wishes of the particular participant. Together, the participant and adviser will determine a cessation date and schedule one call 3-7 days before the cessation date, one call immediately after the cessation date and three additional calls on days 3, 10 and 24, respectively, post-cessation.
DEVICE	Interactive web-based smoking cessation programme	Subjects in arm 3 will benefit from a tailored and interactive web-based smoking cessation programme. Besides interactive and personalised information generated on the webpage, the participant will receive by e-mail and SMS tailored feedback messages based on the particular profile of the participant on particular dates as well as topics during the cessation period depending on how well the cessation is proceeding.
DEVICE	Self-help material	Participants receives self-help materials and on request information on other smoking cessation services if they wish.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-08-01
• Primary completion: 2012-11-01
• Completion: 2012-11-01
• First posted: 2011-12-07
• Last updated: 2011-12-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark