Project Quit: Positive vs. Negative Offers of an Online Stop Smoking Program

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking Cessation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Project Quit stop smoking program; Drug: Nicotine patches 21 mg

• Registration Number: NCT01923467
• Lead Sponsor: University of Michigan

Brief Summary

This project is designed to test the effects of affirmation and positive/negative imagery on individuals' thoughts about quitting smoking and willingness to join a stop smoking program. Previous studies have noted that viewing negative images elicits a stronger emotional response, and many stop-smoking campaigns have used such images to push people to quit smoking. However, research also shows that people are generally resistant to health messages. Using affirmation can help to lessen that resistance.

In this study, we use a 2x3 design to study the individual effects of negative imagery and affirmation on smokers' intentions to quit smoking, acceptance of an offer to join a quit smoking program, and program participation and outcomes. We hope to find out whether there is an additive effect of the negative imagery and affirmation on the outcomes listed above. Our specific aims are:

Aim 1: Determine if affirmation increases the uptake of an offer of joining a stop smoking program.

Aim 2: Determine if image type (positive vs. neutral vs. negative) increases the uptake of the stop smoking program offer.

Aim 3: Determine whether there is an interaction between image type and affirmation in people's willingness to join a stop smoking program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-08
• Study First Submitted: 2013-08-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-08-14
• Study First Posted: 2013-08-15
• Primary Completion: 2014-04
• Study Completion: 2014-04
• Status Verified: 2014-12
• Results First Submitted: 2015-05-29
• Results First Submitted QC: 2015-05-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-05-29
• Results First Posted: 2015-06-15
• Last Update Posted: 2015-06-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 767

Inclusion Criteria

• Current smoker

Read More

Exclusion Criteria

• Current participation in another stop-smoking program
• Current use of stop smoking medications
• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• Limited internet or email access

Read More

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Project Quit plus NRT patches	Project Quit stop smoking program	All participants in the program will be offered the opportunity to complete the Project Quit stop smoking program. Project Quit is an individually-tailored, web-based program which has been scientifically proven to help people succeed at their quit attempts. All eligible participants will also receive a 2-week supply of Nicotine patches 21 mg.
Project Quit plus NRT patches	Nicotine patches 21 mg	All participants in the program will be offered the opportunity to complete the Project Quit stop smoking program. Project Quit is an individually-tailored, web-based program which has been scientifically proven to help people succeed at their quit attempts. All eligible participants will also receive a 2-week supply of Nicotine patches 21 mg.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptance of Offer to Join Stop Smoking Program	1 Day of Enrollment	After participation in online image viewing and writing reflection tasks, participants will be asked if they would like to take part in an online stop-smoking program.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Center for Health Communications Research, University of Michigan; 🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States