Addressing Tobacco Use Disparities in Rural Older Adults Through an Innovative Mobile Phone Intervention
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interventional
40
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR) intervention via SMS (short message service) text messaging plus SMS Support Messages in decreasing smoking in an older adult rural population. The SGR group (n=20) will receive a four-week SGR program delivered via SMS text messages plus SMS support messages. The control group (n=20) will receive SMS support messages to aid in quitting.
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 Dec 2015
Shorter than P25 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
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 24, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 29, 2015
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2016
CompletedOctober 21, 2016
August 1, 2016
9 months
July 24, 2015
October 19, 2016
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Tobacco cessation, defined as quit rate at 30 days, as measured by self-reported abstinence from tobacco use
Quit rate at 30 days, as measured by self-reported abstinence from tobacco use
30-days
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Feasibility, as measured by proportion of return text messages
30 days
Acceptability, as measured by percentage of participants who reported that they would recommend the program to a friend
30 days
Study Arms (2)
Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR)
EXPERIMENTALFour week SGR program plus support text messages.
Support Message Only
ACTIVE COMPARATORSupport text messages only.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Over 60 years of age,
- Have smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke five or more cigarettes a day on average,
- Have an address in a rural census tract defined by a RUCA code of 4-10,
- Interested in participating in a cessation program,
- Own a phone that has texting ability and free texting,
- Have general knowledge of text messaging and
- Are willing to receive and respond to text messages from the study teams, throughout the duration of the study.
You may not qualify if:
- criteria include non-English speaking patients
- already participating in a smoking cessation intervention study.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Duke Universitylead
- Mayo Cliniccollaborator
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncologycollaborator
- Duke Cancer Institutecollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
Related Publications (1)
Noonan D, Silva S, Njuru J, Bishop T, Fish LJ, Simmons LA, Choi SH, Pollak KI. Feasibility of a text-based smoking cessation intervention in rural older adults. Health Educ Res. 2018 Feb 1;33(1):81-88. doi: 10.1093/her/cyx080.
PMID: 29309599DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
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
July 24, 2015
First Posted
July 29, 2015
Study Start
December 1, 2015
Primary Completion
September 1, 2016
Study Completion
September 1, 2016
Last Updated
October 21, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-08