Project Quit: Positive vs. Negative Offers of an Online Stop Smoking Program

NCT01923467 | Completed Results DMC

• 1 other identifier: P50CA101451
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 767
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project is designed to test the effects of affirmation and positive/negative imagery on individuals' thoughts about quitting smoking and willingness to join a stop smoking program. Previous studies have noted that viewing negative images elicits a stronger emotional response, and many stop-smoking campaigns have used such images to push people to quit smoking. However, research also shows that people are generally resistant to health messages. Using affirmation can help to lessen that resistance. In this study, we use a 2x3 design to study the individual effects of negative imagery and affirmation on smokers' intentions to quit smoking, acceptance of an offer to join a quit smoking program, and program participation and outcomes. We hope to find out whether there is an additive effect of the negative imagery and affirmation on the outcomes listed above. Our specific aims are: Aim 1: Determine if affirmation increases the uptake of an offer of joining a stop smoking program. Aim 2: Determine if image type (positive vs. neutral vs. negative) increases the uptake of the stop smoking program offer. Aim 3: Determine whether there is an interaction between image type and affirmation in people's willingness to join a stop smoking program.

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Keywords

smoking; nicotine replacement; internet

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Acceptance of Offer to Join Stop Smoking Program

  After participation in online image viewing and writing reflection tasks, participants will be asked if they would like to take part in an online stop-smoking program.

  1 Day of Enrollment

Study Arms (1)

Project Quit plus NRT patches

EXPERIMENTAL

All participants in the program will be offered the opportunity to complete the Project Quit stop smoking program. Project Quit is an individually-tailored, web-based program which has been scientifically proven to help people succeed at their quit attempts. All eligible participants will also receive a 2-week supply of Nicotine patches 21 mg.

Behavioral: Project Quit stop smoking program; Drug: Nicotine patches 21 mg

Interventions

Project Quit stop smoking program BEHAVIORAL

This online stop-smoking program is individually tailored to the participant's readiness to quit, smoking triggers, and many other characteristics. It has been scientifically proven to improve quit success.

Project Quit plus NRT patches

Nicotine patches 21 mg DRUG

Eligible participants will receive a 2-week supply of Nicoderm CQ Step 1 patches to help them be successful in their quit attempt.

Also known as: Nicoderm CQ Step 1 (21 mg)

Project Quit plus NRT patches

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Current smoker

You may not qualify if:

• Current participation in another stop-smoking program
• Current use of stop smoking medications
• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• Limited internet or email access

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Michigan: lead
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Center for Health Communications Research, University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Smoking Cessation; Smoking

Interventions

Tobacco Use Cessation Devices

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Larry An, MD
• Organization: University of Michigan

lcan@med.umich.edu

734-763-6099

Study Officials

• Lawrence C An, MD

  University of Michigan

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 13, 2013
• First Posted: August 15, 2013
• Study Start: August 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2014
• Study Completion: April 1, 2014
• Last Updated: June 15, 2015
• Results First Posted: June 15, 2015

Record last verified: 2014-12

Locations

US (1)