Smoking Cessation for Young Adult Pacific Islanders: Motivating Pacifika Against Cigarettes and Tobacco

NCT03238456 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: U54CA153458
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 278
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The current study aimed to test a culturally tailored program designed to help Pacific Islanders (PIs) between the ages of 18 and 30 quit smoking cigarettes by using a randomized controlled trial design with one intervention group and one control group.

Conditions

Tobacco Use; Tobacco Smoking; Tobacco Use Cessation; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Smoking, Cigarette

Keywords

Pacific Islander; Native Hawaiian; NHPI; Tobacco Health; Tobacco Use; Tobacco Smoking; Tobacco Use Cessation; Smoking Cessation; Smoking; Cigarette Use; Young Adult

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Number of cigarettes smoked in last 30 days

  How many cigarettes has the participant smoked in the last 30 days?

  8 months

• Cigarette smoked in past 7 days

  Has the participant smoked a cigarette in the past 7 days?

  8 months

• Cigarette smoked in past 24 hours

  Has the participant smoked a cigarette in the past 24 hours?

  8 months

• Expired carbon monoxide (CO)

  Biomarker validation (expired CO) of self-reported tobacco use

  8 months

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Number of cigarettes smoked in last 30 days

  2 months

• Number of cigarettes smoked in last 30 days

  5 months

• Cigarette smoked in past 7 days

  2 months

• Cigarette smoked in past 7 days

  5 months

• Cigarette smoked in past 24 hours

  2 months

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention entitled Motivating Pacifika Against Cigarettes and Tobacco (MPACT) was implemented for eight weeks starting on the quit date that the participant chose with their assigned coach during the baseline assessment. At the baseline assessment, each participant watched an introductory video that described the online smoking cessation program. The online program was accessed through the participant's Facebook account. The program included eight education modules and a forum. Participants also received automated daily text messages to provide support and encouragement during the quitting process.

Behavioral: Motivating Pacifika Against Cigarettes and Tobacco

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group set a quit date within two weeks of their baseline assessment and watched an introductory video that described the smoking cessation program. They received one text message every other week over a period of eight weeks following the quit date. The messages were delivered by a web-based system not connected to the online intervention program. Participants were also given a handout listing local tobacco cessation and education resources, a link to a generic online smoking cessation program, a fact sheet on smoking and tobacco use among PI young adults, and a quit kit containing chewing gum and a stress ball.

Interventions

Motivating Pacifika Against Cigarettes and Tobacco BEHAVIORAL

Participants received one encouraging text message per day prior to their quit date. During the intervention, they received daily text messages with decreasing frequency per week. Participants were also able to craft personal text messages. On-demand text messages were optional and could be requested by texting key words to the program hotline. The online MPACT program allowed participants to access eight educational modules and a forum where they could communicate with other participants. The modules focused on different aspects of quitting smoking, such as how to deal with withdrawal symptoms, triggers of tobacco use, and stress. Participants were limited to one module per day in order to increase the duration of exposure to the program. Upon completion, participants no longer received text messages but they were still able to access the educational modules, forum, and on-demand text messages.

Also known as: MPACT

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Self-identified as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
• Between the ages 18 and 30
• Lived in Southern California
• Would be living in Southern California for the next year
• Owned a cell phone with a text messaging plan
• Had access to a computer with internet for at least 2 hours per week
• Smoked daily or most days of the week (\>3 days)
• Smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime

You may not qualify if:

• Was currently using another smoking cessation method

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Claremont Graduate University: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, California, 91711, United States

Location

California State University Fullerton

Fullerton, California, 92831, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Tobacco Use; Tobacco Smoking; Tobacco Use Cessation; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Cigarette Smoking

Interventions

Tobacco Products

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Health Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Smoking Devices; Manufactured Materials; Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

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 21, 2017
• First Posted: August 3, 2017
• Study Start: July 11, 2013
• Primary Completion: December 3, 2014
• Study Completion: May 31, 2015
• Last Updated: August 4, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

US (2)