Pro-Change Smoking Cessation Intervention

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Motivation; Tobacco Smoking Cessation

• Registration Number: NCT02299076
• Lead Sponsor: VAL Health, LLC

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a behavioral economics solution impacts smoking cessation program engagement and quit rates.

Detailed Description

The behavioral economics solution is a weekly regret contest in which participants can win or miss out on money based on their behavior.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-11-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-11-19
• Study First Posted: 2014-11-24
• Study Start: 2016-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-07-01
• Study Completion: 2016-07-01
• Results First Submitted: 2017-05-11
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Results First Submitted QC: 2017-08-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-11
• Results First Posted: 2017-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 422

Inclusion Criteria

• Be current tobacco users (specifically smokers)
• Be 18 years old or over

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average Number of Completed Sessions Per Participant	Every 30 days for up to 6 months post-enrollment	Engagement rates for the intervention will be higher relative to the control arm. Engagement is measured by the number of complete tobacco cessation sessions per participant.
Outcome of Smoking Cessation Intervention	Every 30 days for up to 6 months post-enrollment	Quit levels for the intervention will be higher relative to the control arm. Quit level is defined as a participant who progresses to the stage in the tobacco cessation program where they quit smoking. The quit stages are levels 4 and 5 of the tobacco cessation program.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

VAL Health; 🇺🇸 Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States