Mobile Application for Guided Imagery to Address Smoking, Diet and Physical Activity

NCT02972515 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 1R21CA174639
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 166
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Tobacco use among women now approaches that of men, with approximately 27 million women smokers in the United States alone. Women report greater difficulties quitting smoking and are more likely to relapse than men. In addition, tobacco use co-varies with poor dietary practices and lack of physical activity, with 92% of smokers reporting at least one other health risk factor. Concerns surrounding weight gain, negative body image, and low self-efficacy, may be key factors affecting smoking cessation among weight-concerned women smokers. Guided imagery has been successfully employed in separate lines of inquiry to address physical activity, diet and smoking cessation. However, guided imagery has not been employed to target weight concerned women who smoke or to simultaneously target smoking, diet, and exercise behavior in a single intervention. The proposed study would be the first of its kind to create a theory-based, guided imagery intervention to assist weight-concerned women smokers to quit. The use of a mobile app offers an innovative approach to addressing the multiple behaviors involved in smoking cessation efforts of weight-concerned women, and has the potential to reach large numbers of women smokers. The project aims to develop and test the feasibility of a mobile health application using guided imagery in order to increase smoking cessation among a population of weight-concerned women smokers.

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Keywords

Smoking; Smoking cessation; Multiple behaviors; mHealth; Mobile Application

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of Participants Reporting Smoking Abstinence

  Self-reported smoking abstinence will be collected via online questionnaire at 3-months post-enrollment.

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Weekly Minutes of Exercise

  3 months

• Servings of Fruit Per Day

  3 months

• Minutes of Guided Imagery Use Per Day

  Collected throughout each day for up to 90 days

Study Arms (1)

See Me Smoke-Free

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received access to the See Me Smoke-Free mobile application (app) delivered via smart phone, and were asked to use the app "most days" for 30 days post-enrollment. The app contained five guided imagery audio files (Introduction to Guided Imagery, Be Smoke Free, Eat Well, Get Active, and Feel Fantastic), a tracking calendar, awards, resources, reminders, and tips and techniques.

Behavioral: See Me Smoke-Free; Device: Smart phone

Interventions

See Me Smoke-Free BEHAVIORAL

See Me Smoke-Free is a multi-behavioral mobile application focusing on increasing smoking cessation, healthy eating, and moderate to intense physical activity. The app tracks the participant's quit date, and eating/physical activity goals. Participants have access to guided imagery audio files that they are instructed to listen to every day for at least 30 days. Participants can earn awards for meeting the study goals.

See Me Smoke-Free

Smart phone DEVICE

See Me Smoke-Free mHealth app delivered via a smart phone

See Me Smoke-Free

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Must be female
• Report smoking in the past 30 days
• Use an Android cell phone
• Have a valid email address
• Have a valid phone number
• Speak English

You may not qualify if:

• Male
• Not a current smoker
• Do not use an Android cell phone
• Do not have a valid email address
• Do not have a valid phone number
• Do not speak English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Arizona: lead
• West Virginia University: collaborator
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Related Publications (2)

• Giacobbi P Jr, Hingle M, Johnson T, Cunningham JK, Armin J, Gordon JS. See Me Smoke-Free: Protocol for a Research Study to Develop and Test the Feasibility of an mHealth App for Women to Address Smoking, Diet, and Physical Activity. JMIR Res Protoc. 2016 Jan 21;5(1):e12. doi: 10.2196/resprot.5126.

  PMID: 26795257 BACKGROUND

• Armin J, Johnson T, Hingle M, Giacobbi P Jr, Gordon JS. Development of a Multi-Behavioral mHealth App for Women Smokers. J Health Commun. 2017 Feb;22(2):153-162. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2016.1256454. Epub 2017 Jan 25.

  PMID: 28121240 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Smoking Cessation; Smoking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Behavior; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Judith Gordon
• Organization: University of Arizona

judithg@email.arizona.edu

520-626-4970

Study Officials

• Judith Gordon, PhD

  University of Arizona

  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: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 16, 2016
• First Posted: November 23, 2016
• Study Start: January 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2015
• Study Completion: December 30, 2016
• Last Updated: December 19, 2018
• Results First Posted: December 19, 2018

Record last verified: 2016-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share