The Effect of an Anti-Smoking Mobile Application on Self-Efficacy, Decision Making and Breath Carbon Monoxide Levels

NCT06492772 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 24-6T/16
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Purpose:This research aims to examine the effect of a mobile application developed against smoking behavior on teachers' self-efficacy, decision-making and carbon monoxide levels in breath.The research was planned as a randomized controlled experimental type.Working in public schools in Izmir/Narlıdere District teachers constitute the universe of the research. According to the calculations made, it was decided to include 35 people in the experimental group and 35 people in the control group. After obtaining institutional permissions, teachers who meet the inclusion criteria will be determined.To ensure homogeneity, control and intervention groups will be stratified according to age, gender, and addiction levels.Assignment to intervention and control groups will be made by simple randomization method.The average scores of teachers' self-efficacy, breath carbon monoxide and decision-making levels are the dependent variables of the study.The status of using the mobile application is the independent variable. "Personal Information Form", "Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependency Test (FNBT)", "Self-Efficacy Scale", "Classification of Stages of Change Scale", "Decision Making Scale" and "Carbon Monoxide Measurement Values Tracking Form" will be used in this research. SPSS 26.0 Package program will be used to analyze the data in the study. It will be evaluated statistically at a 95% confidence interval and a significance level of p\<0.05. Number and percentage distributions for sociodemographic characteristics will be used in the analysis of the data.In comparisons between groups, parametric or nonparametric tests will be used after evaluating the normal distribution feature of the scale scores. Hypotheses 1 H1:There is a difference between the breath CO level scores of intervention and control group teachers according to time (pre-test - 1st month, 3rd month and 6th month). Hypotheses 2 H1:There is a difference between the self-efficacy scale scores of intervention and control group teachers according to time (pre-test, 1st month, 3rd month, 6th month). Hypotheses 3 H1: There is a difference between the decision-making level scores of teachers in the intervention and control groups according to time (pretest-1st month, 3rd month and 6th month).

Conditions

Smoking; Mobile Application

Keywords

mobile application; smoking; breathing carbon monoxide; self-efficacy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependency Test (FNBT):

  It measures the addiction levels of individuals. It was developed by Fagerström in 1989 and consists of 6 questions. The scores that can be obtained from the scale are between 0 and 10.High scores from the scale indicate a high level of nicotine addiction, and low scores indicate a low level of nicotine addiction.

  1,3,6. months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Self-Efficacy Scale:

  1,3,6. months

Other Outcomes (3)

• Classification of Stages of Change Scale:

  1,3,6. months

• Decision Making Scale

  1,3,6. months

• Carbon Monoxide Measurement Values Monitoring Form:

  1,3,6. months

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group will be provided with smoking cessation training based on the transtheoretical model.Individuals will be required to use the mobile application for 6 months. Measurements will be made at 1, 3, and 6 months.

Other: experimental group

Control Group

OTHER

The control group will be given ordinary smoking cessation information. Measurements will be made at 1, 3, and 6 months.

Other: experimental group

Interventions

experimental group OTHER

The experimental group will be asked to use a mobile smoking cessation application based on the transtheoretical model. Individuals will be required to use the mobile application for 6 months. Measurements will be made at 1, 3, and 6 months.

Control Group; Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Having a smartphone and daily internet access
• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Getting a score of 5 medium level or above according to the Fagerström Nicotine Dependency Test rules test
• Not always having any smoking cessation support or a smoking cessation intervention

You may not qualify if:

• Those who did not agree to participate in the research
• Those who do not smoke or have quit smoking
• Those who use any tobacco product other than cigarettes (e-cigarette, hookah, cigar, etc.)
• Those who have severe chronic health problems (vision-hearing problems, dementia and Alzheimer's, chronic lung diseases)
• Those who do not use smartphones

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ege University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ege University

Izmir, Bornova, 35030, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Smoking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Gülengül MERMER, Assoc.Prof.

  https://unisis.ege.edu.tr/researcher=gulengul.s.mermer

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Seda KUTLU, PhD Student

CONTACT

+905412590972; 93210000114@ogrenci.ege.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Phd Student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 1, 2024
• First Posted: July 9, 2024
• Study Start: September 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2024
• Study Completion: March 1, 2025
• Last Updated: July 9, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)