Stop smoking with mobile phones

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN80978588
• Lead Sponsor: ondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-06-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 5800

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 16 years and over
2. Currently smoking cigarettes daily and interested in quitting
3. Owner of a mobile phone and familiar with text messaging capabilities
4. Able to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Does not match inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self reported abstinence at six months post randomisation. Verified by salivary cotinine testing using a cut-off of 7 ng/ml of cotinine.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. At four weeks: point prevalence of smoking (as per National Health Service standard reporting)<br>2. At six months: <br>2.1. 28-day continuous abstinence<br>2.2. Involvement in any vehicle crashes (this is the only rare adverse health effects of using a mobile phone)