A Quit Smoking Study Using Smartphones
2 other identifiers
interventional
30
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The objective of this research is to determine whether smartphone games show promise for helping smokers increase their chances of quitting. The central hypothesis is that smokers who have access to smartphone games during their quit smoking attempt will smoke fewer cigarettes and report less craving than will smokers without such access.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2014
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 11, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 16, 2014
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2016
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
April 3, 2019
CompletedApril 3, 2019
March 1, 2019
1.6 years
June 11, 2014
March 12, 2019
March 13, 2019
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change Between Baseline Mean Cigarettes Smoked Per Day and Mean Cigarettes Smoked Per Day During the First 4 Weeks of the Quit Attempt Calculated as Percentage Change
Every day participants will report the number of cigarettes they smoked that day at baseline and for the first 4 weeks of the quit attempt (starting on the target quit day) using timeline followback assessment. This information will be used to calculate a participant's change in mean cigarettes smoked per day from baseline compared to the mean across the first 4 weeks of the quit attempt calculated as percentage change.
Cigarettes per day measured daily for the first 4 weeks of the quit attempt (starting on the target quit day) and at baseline
Study Arms (2)
Mobile Games
EXPERIMENTALThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? Nicotine patch plus behavioral cessation counseling with access to Mobile Games.
No Mobile Games
EXPERIMENTALThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention: Nicotine patch plus behavioral cessation counseling without access to Mobile Games.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- being age 18 or older;
- being able to read and write English;
- being willing and able to learn how to use a smartphone if they have not used one before;
- smoking 10 or more cigarettes per day for the past 6 months;
- having an expired carbon monoxide rating of 6 ppm or greater;
- not having been diagnosed with or treated for schizophrenia, psychosis or bipolar disorder in the past 10 years;
- being willing to make a quit attempt in 2 weeks;
- agreeing to attend clinic visits, receive coaching calls, and complete brief smartphone assessments;
- planning to remain in the area for at least the next 2 months;
- using the following alternative tobacco products (a pipe, full sized cigars, snuff or chew) no more than two times a week over the past month;
- being willing to stop using electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) for the 6 weeks they are in the study;
- not currently taking bupropion, Wellbutrin, or Zyban;
- if currently using nicotine replacement therapy or Varenicline, agreeing to use only study medication for the duration of the study;
- being willing and able to use the nicotine patch;
- never having had a serious skin reaction or other allergic reaction to the nicotine patch;
- +6 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- They will be excluded if in the last 4 weeks they have been hospitalized for any of the following: a stroke, heart attack, congestive heart failure, or an abnormal electrocardiogram.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Wisconsin, Madisonlead
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)collaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin, 53711, United States
Related Publications (1)
Schlam TR, Baker TB. Playing Around with Quitting Smoking: A Randomized Pilot Trial of Mobile Games as a Craving Response Strategy. Games Health J. 2020 Feb;9(1):64-70. doi: 10.1089/g4h.2019.0030. Epub 2019 Sep 19.
PMID: 31536384DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Tanya Schlam, PhD
- Organization
- University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Tanya R. Schlam, PhD
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 11, 2014
First Posted
June 16, 2014
Study Start
October 1, 2014
Primary Completion
May 1, 2016
Study Completion
May 1, 2016
Last Updated
April 3, 2019
Results First Posted
April 3, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-03