Message Testing in Aging African American Smokers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking Cessation; Smoking
• Interventions: Behavioral: Rate Emotional Response; Behavioral: Rate Impact of Message

• Registration Number: NCT05819086
• Lead Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to examine different messages to motivate smokers who self-identify as an African American current smoker, between the ages of 50-80 years old to quit smoking. Participants will be asked to complete a survey and look at two messages.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-13
• Primary Completion: 2023-03-28
• Study Completion: 2023-03-28
• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-04-18
• Study First Posted: 2023-04-19
• Results First Submitted: 2024-03-26
• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Results First Submitted QC: 2024-09-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-06
• Results First Posted: 2024-11-11
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 839

Inclusion Criteria

• Current smoker (smoking at least some days per week)
• Ability to read and write English
• Between the ages of 50 and 80 years old
• Self identify as African American.

Exclusion Criteria

• History of Mild Cognitive Impairment or dementia

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Placebo Message	Rate Impact of Message	Participants will view a water advertisement and flyer.
Placebo Message	Rate Emotional Response	Participants will view a water advertisement and flyer.
Fear message video and flyer	Rate Impact of Message	Participants will view a fear message video and flyer.
"Big tobacco" video message and flyer	Rate Emotional Response	Participants will view a "Big tobacco" video message and flyer.
"Big tobacco" video message and flyer	Rate Impact of Message	Participants will view a "Big tobacco" video message and flyer.
"It's never too late" video message and flyer	Rate Impact of Message	Participants will view a "It's never too late" video message and flyer.
"It's never too late" video message and flyer	Rate Emotional Response	Participants will view a "It's never too late" video message and flyer.
Fear message video and flyer	Rate Emotional Response	Participants will view a fear message video and flyer.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Emotional Response - Hopeful	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).
Emotional Response - Motivated	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).
Motivation to Quit Smoking	data collected before and after intervention (baseline and approximately 15 minutes later)	Change in participants' motivation to quit pre- and post-viewing of the experimental flyer and video, using a 1 item scaled measurement of motivation to quit (1-7 scale, 7 indicating higher motivation) measured in a single online survey (\~15 minutes).
Emotional Response - Sad	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).
Emotional Response - Angry	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).
Emotional Response - Afraid	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response). Emotionality will be presented together summarizing the mean presentation of these emotions by the different groups.
Emotional Response - Guilty	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).
Emotional Response - Disgusted	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).
Emotional Response - Worried	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).
Emotional Response - Ashamed	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).
Emotional Response - Confused	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).
Emotional Response - Amused	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).
Emotional Response - Understood	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).
Emotional Response - Happy	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).
Emotional Response - Surprised	data collected at one time point, post-intervention, up to approximately 15 minutes	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9 scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotional response).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Wisconsin; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States