Videogame-based Incentives for Smoking Cessation

NCT01761760 | Terminated

• 2 other identifiers: 5R34DA033536-03R34DA033536
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Investigators will be evaluating an online video-game-based smoking cessation intervention that will overcome barriers to treatment such as cost and sustainability. This videogame will be the first of its kind, based on an evidence-based intervention shown to promote smoking abstinence. The findings from this research will be of great public health significance because of the unprecedented reach and relatively low cost, as well as the potential for similar interventions to be developed for other health problems, such as alcohol or drug abuse and medication adherence for chronic illnesses

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Sustained smoking abstinence

  Sustained abstinence will be collected via self-report

  7 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Self-reports of smoking status, videogame activity, physical and mental health

  7 weeks

• Carbon monoxide in parts per million collected via a carbon monoxide monitor and submitted over a secure website via a web-camera recorded video.

  7 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Contingent

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients will earn game-based incentives contingent on meeting carbon monoxide goals. Behavioral: Videogame-based smoking cessation intervention

Behavioral: Videogame-based smoking cessation intervention

Non-contingent

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients will earn game-based incentives independent of meeting carbon monoxide goals. Behavioral: Videogame-based smoking cessation intervention

Behavioral: Videogame-based smoking cessation intervention

Interventions

Videogame-based smoking cessation intervention BEHAVIORAL

Patients will enroll in a videogame that is intended to help them quit smoking. They will be given goals for quitting (based on carbon monoxide readings submitted over a secure internet server) and will earn game-based incentives either contingent or noncontingent on meeting those goals.

Contingent; Non-contingent

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years or older
• smoking 10+ cigarettes per day
• smoking for 2+ years
• currently wishes to quit smoking
• has a computer at home with Internet access
• U.S. citizen
• literate

You may not qualify if:

• smoking other substances (e.g., marijuana, cigars) \> 2 times per month
• unstable medical or psychiatric condition that might interfere with the program
• living with someone who smokes in the home
• a job that exposes the person to excessive ambient carbon monoxide

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rowan University: lead
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey, 08028, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Bethany Raiff

  Rowan University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 21, 2012
• First Posted: January 7, 2013
• Study Start: May 8, 2017
• Primary Completion: July 30, 2018
• Study Completion: July 30, 2018
• Last Updated: April 26, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-04

Locations

US (1)