Smoking Cessation Via Text Messaging: Feasibility Testing of Stop My Smoking USA

NCT01516632 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: R21CA1356695R21CA135669
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 164
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators developed a text messaging-based smoking cessation program called SMS (Stop My Smoking) USA. It was tailored for the unique needs and smoking habits of young adults. The investigators hypothesized that those in the SMS USA intervention would be significantly more likely to be quit at 6-months compared to the attention-matched control group.

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Keywords

Cellular Phone; Mobile Phone; Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Technology; Smoking cessation; young adults

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Continuous Abstinence at 3-months Assessed in Accordance With the NIH Behavior Change Consortium's Recommendations

  Continuous abstinence is defined as 5 or fewer cigarettes smoked since one's quit date. The question was asked based upon West et al., 2005: "Have you smoked at all, even just a puff, since \[insert quit date\]?" If yes, the respondent will be probed for how many cigarettes were smoked. Responses will be categorized into one of three options: A) No, not a puff; B) 1-5 cigarettes; C) More than 5 cigarettes. Self-reported cessation is confirmed by a significant other.

  3-months post-quit

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Point Prevalence

  4-weeks post-quit

• Continuous Abstinence at 4-weeks Post-quit

  4 weeks post-quit

Study Arms (2)

SMS USA

EXPERIMENTAL

The 6-week smoking cessation intervention

Behavioral: SMS USA

Attention matched control

NO INTERVENTION

Messages aimed at improving one's sleep and increasing one's fitness, along with general messages about the most well known health dangers of smoking. Messages sent on the same schedule as the intervention group.

Interventions

SMS USA BEHAVIORAL

Intervention participants receive text messages daily pre-and post-quit. Everyone receives messages 14 days prior to the Quit day, and through the day after Quit. Then, participants are 'pathed' to particular messages based upon their self-reported smoking status at Day 2 and Day 7 post quit, respectively. Those who are successful at quitting receive messages aimed at relapse prevention whereas those who have slipped receive messages aimed at getting the person to recommit to quitting and trying again.

Also known as: Stop My Smoking USA

SMS USA

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• cigarettes or more per week (at least 4/day) and on at least 6 days/week.
• Owning a text-capable cell phone and cognizant of how to send and receive text messages
• Currently enrolled or intending to enroll in an unlimited text messaging plan
• Enrolled with a cell phone carrier that was compatible with the program software
• Agree to verification of smoking cessation status by a significant other
• Able to read and write in English
• Informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Center for Innovative Public Health Research: lead
• Michigan State University: collaborator
• The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston: collaborator
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Internet Solutions for Kids, Inc.

Santa Ana, California, 92705, United States

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Ybarra ML, Holtrop JS, Prescott TL, Strong D. Process evaluation of a mHealth program: lessons learned from Stop My Smoking USA, a text messaging-based smoking cessation program for young adults. Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Nov;97(2):239-43. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.07.009. Epub 2014 Jul 17.

  PMID: 25103183 BACKGROUND

• Ybarra ML, Prescott TL, Holtrop JS. Steps in tailoring a text messaging-based smoking cessation program for young adults. J Health Commun. 2014 Dec;19(12):1393-407. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2014.901441. Epub 2014 Apr 25.

  PMID: 24766267 BACKGROUND

• Filion AJ, Darlington G, Chaput JP, Ybarra M, Haines J. Examining the influence of a text message-based sleep and physical activity intervention among young adult smokers in the United States. BMC Public Health. 2015 Jul 16;15:671. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2045-2.

  PMID: 26178640 BACKGROUND

• Ybarra ML, Holtrop JS, Prescott TL, Rahbar MH, Strong D. Pilot RCT results of stop my smoking USA: a text messaging-based smoking cessation program for young adults. Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Aug;15(8):1388-99. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nts339. Epub 2013 Jan 24.

  PMID: 23348969 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Behavior; Behavior

Limitations and Caveats

The main limitation of the study is its small sample size. Also, it is unclear how young adult smokers recruited on Craigslist compared with young adult smokers who would be recruited through other ways.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Michele Ybarra
• Organization: Center for Innovative Public Health Reserch

michele@innovativepublichealth.org

(877) 302-6858

Study Officials

• Michele Ybarra, MPH PhD

  Center for Innovative Public Health Research

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 15, 2011
• First Posted: January 25, 2012
• Study Start: June 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2011
• Study Completion: December 1, 2011
• Last Updated: June 6, 2016
• Results First Posted: June 6, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)