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Tobacco Tactics Website for Operating Engineers

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Tobacco Use Cessation
Smoking
Registration Number
NCT01124110
Lead Sponsor
University of Michigan
Brief Summary

This is a clustered randomized control trial to test the Tobacco Tactics intervention among Operating Engineers (heavy equipment workers). The intervention group will be directed to the Tobacco Tactics website, and the control group will be directed to the state supported 1-800 quit-now telephone hotline during routine annual safety training that all Operating Engineers are required to attend. The web-based quitting intervention includes provision of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy and will be followed by nurse email and/or telephone counseling. It is expected that Operating Engineers who are randomized to the Tobacco Tactics website intervention will have at least equal or greater decreases in smoking at 30-day and 6-month follow-up compared to those randomized to the 1-800-QUIT-NOW quit line. In addition, the investigators expect to find that Operating Engineers randomized to the Tobacco Tactics website intervention will: a) be able to accomplish tasks; b) be able to accomplish goals with skill and speed; c) be able to operate the system; d) be satisfied with the website; e) access the site repeatedly; and f) spend time on the site during the intervention period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
232
Inclusion Criteria
  • attending a training session provided by the Operating Engineers Local 324 Education Center
  • greater than 18 years of age
  • smoked cigarettes in the past month
  • interested in participating in a program to quit smoking
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quit Rate6-Month Follow-Up

The investigators will measure 7-day point prevalence abstinence by asking the well validated question, "Have you used any tobacco products (even one puff) in the past 7 days?" Smoking status will be confirmed by biochemical verification in the form of urinary cotinine test strips. The investigators will also assess harm reduction (ability to quit at all, number of quit attempts, and number of cigarettes smoked per day).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Michigan, School of Nursing

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

University of Michigan, School of Nursing
🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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