Quit IT: Preliminary Testing of a Web-based, 3D Coping Skills Game to Increase Quitting Self-Efficacy for Maintaining Smoking Abstinence Following Hospitalization
1 other identifier
interventional
50
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to develop and test a web-based game called Quit It that is designed to help smokers who have quit smoking cope with any smoking urges they may have. The purpose of the game is to help people quit and stop people from smoking again.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2014
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 24, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 25, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 28, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 24, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 24, 2020
CompletedDecember 30, 2020
December 1, 2020
6.8 years
March 25, 2014
December 28, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
quitting smoking self-efficacy
as measured by the Confidence Questionnaire to assess changes in confidence in being able to resist urges to smoke across everyday situations.
1 year
Secondary Outcomes (1)
efficacy of the game
1 year
Study Arms (2)
Standard Care
ACTIVE COMPARATORusual care, which consists of four (face-to-face or telephone) counseling sessions with a trained nurse who has expertise in helping cancer patients quit smoking. This is the same as the treatment an MSK patient who enrolls in the MSK smoking cessation program would receive. To collect further data to improve the game intervention, the investigators will conduct semi-structured telephone interviews with patients who were randomized to the treatment arm but did not play the game during the one month intervention period. The purpose of the interviews is to elicit qualitative feedback on any barriers that may have prevented participants from playing. At the completion of the intervention period, patients will be asked if they would like to participate in a telephone interview. Telephone interviews will take about twenty minutes and will be held at a time that is convenient for the patient.
Smoking Cues Coping Skills Game (SC+SCCS/Quit IT).
EXPERIMENTALSmokers randomly assigned to SC+SCCS/Quit IT will receive all the components of Standard Care. The patient will be oriented and trained face-to-face (during their hospitalization) on use of the game by study staff using an iPad. The orientation and training session will comprise: 1) Overview of the game and its objectives; 2) discussion of the rules of the game; 3) watching a 10 minute tutorial given by the game narrator (avatar); 4) answering all patient questions; and 5) evaluation of the patient's comprehension of game play via a 17 question survey. Once patients have access to QuitIT, they will also receive a set of Coping Cards
Interventions
In order to maximize survey the response rate, patients will be mailed a reminder letter approximately two weeks before the 1 month follow up surveys are due. If the survey is not returned, patients will be sent additional reminders on the survey due date as well as two weeks past the due date.
The investigators will inform patients prior to obtaining their self-reports that a saliva test or expired CO sample for those using NRT or electronic cigarettes will be performed to examine recent tobacco exposure.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age ≥ 18 years old
- English-speaking
- Cancer (solid tumor) diagnosis or mass suspicious of cancer within past six months as per clinical judgment
- Cancer treatment expected plan to include hospitalization for surgical treatment for at least 2 days at MSKCC as per the patients clinical team
- Referred to MSK's Tobacco Cessation Program
- Patient-reported cigarette use within the past 30 days
- Have sufficient sensory acuity (i.e., auditory, visual) and manual dexterity to use a computer game as per judgment of clinician or consenting professional
- Can be reached by telephone
You may not qualify if:
- Distant metastatic disease at the time of enrollment
- Major psychiatric illness or cognitive impairment that in the judgment of the investigator would preclude study participation
- Any patients who are unable to comply with the study procedures as determined by the study investigators
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centerlead
- New York Universitycollaborator
- Muzzy Lane Softwarecollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
Related Publications (1)
Streck JM, Rigotti NA, Livingstone-Banks J, Tindle HA, Clair C, Munafo MR, Sterling-Maisel C, Hartmann-Boyce J. Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 May 21;5(5):CD001837. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001837.pub4.
PMID: 38770804DERIVED
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Conditions
Interventions
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Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jamie Ostroff, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 25, 2014
First Posted
March 28, 2014
Study Start
March 24, 2014
Primary Completion
December 24, 2020
Study Completion
December 24, 2020
Last Updated
December 30, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-12