"Quit Smoking on Your Own" Brief Online Study

NCT02103829 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: TC-PAU-1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 345
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Most individuals who smoke want to quit smoking. Most individuals who want to quit, quit on their own. The purpose of this study is to determine whether very brief suggestions provided online are comparatively more effective than others in increasing motivation to quit immediately after the suggestions are implemented and actual quit rates one month later. There are no costs associated with participating in this study and participants will not be compensated for their participation. To join the study paste the following link into your browser: https://www.i4health-pau.org/quit-smoking-on-your-own The entire study takes place online on an automated website.

Conditions

Cigarette Smoking

Keywords

Cigarette smoking; Tobacco smoking; Smoking, Tobacco

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Percentage of participants who report quitting smoking

  Percentage of respondents who respond "no" to the question: "Have you smoked 1 or more cigarettes in the last 7 days?"

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Motivation to quit smoking

  10 minutes

Study Arms (4)

Condition #1

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Condition #1 will consist of Brief Intervention #1, a brief online suggestion that takes less than 1 minute to complete.

Behavioral: Brief Intervention #1

Condition #2

EXPERIMENTAL

Condition #2 will consist of Brief Intervention #1 and Brief Intervention #2 that together take less than a minute to complete.

Behavioral: Brief Intervention #1; Behavioral: Brief Intervention #2

Condition #3

EXPERIMENTAL

Condition #3 will consist of Brief Intervention #1 and Brief Intervention #3, which, together, will take less than 8 minutes to complete.

Behavioral: Brief Intervention #1; Behavioral: Brief Intervention #3

Condition #4

EXPERIMENTAL

Condition #4 will consist of Brief Intervention #1, Brief Intervention #2, and Brief Intervention #3, which, together, will take less than 8 minutes to complete.

Behavioral: Brief Intervention #1; Behavioral: Brief Intervention #2; Behavioral: Brief Intervention #3

Interventions

Brief Intervention #1 BEHAVIORAL

Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 1 minute to complete.

Condition #1; Condition #2; Condition #3; Condition #4

Brief Intervention #2 BEHAVIORAL

Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 1 minute to complete.

Condition #2; Condition #4

Brief Intervention #3 BEHAVIORAL

Brief online suggestion intended to increase the likelihood of quitting smoking that takes less than 7 minutes to complete.

Condition #3; Condition #4

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Adult (18 years of age or older)
• Smoker who wants to quit
• Access to the Internet

You may not qualify if:

• Less than 18 years of age

Sponsors & Collaborators

• i4Health: lead

Study Sites (1)

Palo Alto University i4Health

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cigarette Smoking; Tobacco Smoking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Smoking; Behavior; Tobacco Use

Study Officials

• Ricardo F Muñoz, Ph.D.

  Palo Alto University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 1, 2014
• First Posted: April 4, 2014
• Study Start: March 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2016
• Study Completion: September 1, 2016
• Last Updated: September 29, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-09

Locations

US (1)