Evaluation of National Cancer Institute Young Adult Stop-Smoking Program
NCI Young Adult Smoking Cessation Evaluation
NCI Young Adult Smoking Cessation Evaluation
Sponsor study identifier
Secondary identifiers
interventional
4,432
1 country
1
Study Start
June 12, 2013
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
October 12, 2014
Actual (reported)Study Completion
May 28, 2015
Actual (reported)Background: \- Researchers want to see how well the QuitTXT text-message program helps smokers ages 18 29 stop smoking. This is part of a larger online stop-smoking program by the National Cancer Institute. The QuitTXT program is a 2-week countdown to the smoker s quit date with 6 weeks of follow-up messages. Program participants will receive texts on their cell phones, including tips, information, and motivational messages, and then fill out surveys. Objectives: \- To study how well the QuitTXT program helps smokers ages 18 29 stop smoking. Eligibility: \- Adults ages 18 29 who have smoked on at least 5 of the past 30 days and who want to stop smoking in the next 30 days. Design:
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May 28, 2015
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June 12, 2013
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
June 20, 2013
Actual (reported)June 24, 2013
Actual (reported)October 12, 2014
Actual (reported)May 28, 2015
Actual (reported)Quit smoking status
1, 3, and 6 month follow up
Receives weekly assessment messages ONLY
Receives two week countdown messaging to quit date, and weekly assessment messages post quit date
Receives two week countdown messages to quit date, receives mulitiple messages per day post quit date with tips, encouragement and supportive messaging
Assess the efficacy of a 6-8 week text message program to help young adults quit smoking.
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National Cancer Institute (NCI), 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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Erik M Augustson, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
4,432 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
June 20, 2013
First Posted
June 24, 2013
Study Start
June 12, 2013
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Test of Novel Drug for Smoking Cessation
Squiers L, Brown D, Parvanta S, Dolina S, Kelly B, Dever J, Southwell BG, Sanders A, Augustson E. The SmokefreeTXT (SFTXT) Study: Web and Mobile Data Collection to Evaluate Smoking Cessation for Young Adults. JMIR Res Protoc. 2016 Jun 27;5(2):e134. doi: 10.2196/resprot.5653.
Primary Completion
October 12, 2014
Actual (reported)Study Completion
May 28, 2015
Actual (reported)Last Updated
December 9, 2019
Record last verified: 2016-04-27
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