Optimizing Risk Messages for Waterpipe Tobacco Cessation in Young Adults

NCT03595280 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: 2017-1378R01CA217861
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 349
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to examine whether messages conveying the harms and addictiveness of waterpipe (i.e., hookah) tobacco delivered by mobile phone multimedia messaging (MMS) are effective for promoting hookah tobacco cessation among young adults ages 18 to 30 years.

Conditions

Hookah Smoking

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Perceived Harm

  Perceived harm of hookah tobacco is measured using valid self-report item assessing perceptions of how likely harms are to occur from hookah tobacco use (response range 1 no chance to 7 certain to happen). Greater perceived likelihood of harm is considered a better outcome. The assessment is administered immediately post intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up, 6 month follow-up data reported.

  6-months

• Perceived Addictiveness

  Perceived addictiveness of hookah tobacco is measured using valid self-report item assessing perceptions of how likely one is to become addicted to hookah tobacco (1 = no chance, 7 = certain to happen). Greater perceived likelihood of addictiveness is considered a better outcome. The assessment is administered immediately post-intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6 month follow-up, 6-month follow-up data reported.

  6-months

• Worry About Harm

  Worry about the harms of hookah tobacco is measured using a valid self-report item assessing how much participants worry about the risks of hookah tobacco (1 = Not at all, 7 = Very much). Greater worry about harm is considered a better outcome. The assessment is administered immediately post-intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6 month follow-up, 6-month follow-up reported.

  6-months

• Worry About Addictiveness

  Worry about the addictiveness of hookah tobacco is measured using a valid self-report item assessing how much participants worry about becoming addicted to hookah tobacco (1 = Not at all, 7 = very much). Greater perceived addictiveness is considered a better outcome. The assessment is administered immediately post-intervention, 3 month follow-up, and 6 month-follow-up, 6 month follow-up reported.

  6 months

• Motivation to Quit

  Motivation to quit is measured using a valid self-report item assessing how much participants want to quit smoking hookah tobacco right now (1 = Not at all, 7 = Very). Greater motivation to quit is considered a better outcome. The assessment is administered immediately post-intervention, 3 month follow-up, and 6 month follow-up, 6-month follow-up reported.

  6-months

• Hookah Tobacco Use Frequency

  Hookah tobacco use frequency is measured using a valid self-report item assessing how often participants have smoked hookah tobacco in the past 30 days. The item measures the number of days in the past month participants have smoked hookah tobacco. Less frequent hookah tobacco use is considered a better outcome. The assessment is administered immediately post-intervention, 3 month follow-up, and 6 month follow-up, 6-month follow-up reported.

  6 months

• Percent of Participants Who Quit Smoking Hookah Tobacco

  Hookah tobacco cessation is measured using a single valid self-report item assessing if participants have stopped smoking hookah tobacco completely. The item asks if participants have completely stopped smoking hookah tobacco based on a yes/no response. Quitting hookah tobacco use (i.e., responses of "yes") is considered a better outcome. The assessment is administered immediately post intervention, 3 month follow-up, and 6 month follow-up, 6-month follow-up data reported.

  6 months

Study Arms (3)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group receive no study messages

Untailored Messages

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the untailored message group receive mobile multimedia service messages conveying the risks of hookah tobacco on their mobile phones.

Behavioral: Hookah tobacco risk messages

Tailored Messages

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the tailored message group receive mobile multimedia service messages conveying the risks of hookah tobacco on their mobile phones that are personalized to their hookah tobacco use behavior and beliefs.

Behavioral: Hookah tobacco risk messages

Interventions

Hookah tobacco risk messages BEHAVIORAL

Mobile multimedia messages consisting of text and imagery conveying the risks of hookah tobacco use.

Tailored Messages; Untailored Messages

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Age between 18 and 30
• Smoked hookah tobacco within the last 30 days and smokes hookah tobacco on at least a monthly basis
• Has access the internet to complete study procedures
• Has personal mobile phone to complete study procedures

You may not qualify if:

• Age less than 18 or greater than 30
• Has not smoked hookah tobacco in the last 30 days or does not smoke hookah tobacco on at least a monthly basis
• Does not have access to the internet to complete study procedures
• Does not have a personal mobile phone to complete study procedures

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Georgetown University: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Georgetown University

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

Location

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, 27708, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Water Pipe Smoking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pipe Smoking; Smoking; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Darren Mays
• Organization: Georgetown University

dmm239@georgetown.edu

2026878937

Study Officials

• Darren Mays, PhD, MPH

  Georgetown University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor of Oncology

Model Details: This is a randomized trial with 3 groups: 1) Control group that receives no study messages; 2) Untailored message group that receives general messages about the risks of hookah tobacco; 3) Tailored message group that receives messages about the risks of hookah tobacco that are personalized to their hookah tobacco use behavior and beliefs.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 2, 2018
• First Posted: July 23, 2018
• Study Start: August 28, 2018
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2020
• Study Completion: July 1, 2021
• Last Updated: October 20, 2021
• Results First Posted: October 20, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-10

Locations

US (2)