NCT02081144

Texting to Promote Tobacco Abstinence in Emergency Department Smokers: A Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a pilot study to test the feasibility of conducting a text based smoking cessation trial with Emergency Department patients who are smokers.

Conditions

• Smoking
• Tobacco Abstinence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Smokefree TXT Program	The SmokeFreeTxt program is a library consisting of \~130 brief messages that can be proactively sent to smokers' cellphones using software developed and maintained by NCI. The message content is informed by principles of cognitive behavioral therapy. They are sent to smokers at random times of day (during normal waking hours), up to 5 messages per day.
DRUG	nicotine replacement patches	Subject will be given 4 weeks of Nicotine Replacement Patches, based on the amount he/she is smoking at baseline.
DRUG	Nicotine Replacement Gum	Subjects will be given 10 pieces of 2mg Nicotine Replacement Gum x 28 days.
BEHAVIORAL	Faxed Referral CT Smokers Quitline	A faxed referral will be sent to the CT Smokers Quitline for the subject.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-05-01
• Primary completion: 2014-10-01
• Completion: 2014-10-01
• First posted: 2014-03-07
• Last updated: 2020-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States