Video Messages for Smoking Cessation Campaign
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Health Message FramingBehavioral: Developing, Evaluating and Testing Video Messages for a Smoking Cessation Campaign
- Registration Number
- NCT06284369
- Lead Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
- Brief Summary
240 adult smokers will be recruited. Subjects will be asked to view video messages that encourage smoking cessation. The effect of these videos will be assessed.
- Detailed Description
This study will use a parallel, two-arm randomized control trial design. After consenting to participate in the study, Participants will be invited to fill out the online questionnaire form which will include one randomly selected ad exposure. The participation in the study will contain three parts: pre-test, video-ad stimuli, and post-test. Pretest will contain questions on the demographic information and readiness to quit smoking. Video ad stimuli segment will contain the selected video ad. The posttest will contain the manipulation check, readiness to quit smoking, message engagement, and PME questions. A randomization table will be generated using Research Randomizer software (ResearchRandomizer.org; Social Psychology Network) and subjects will be randomized to video ad 1 or video ad 2 in permuted blocks of 2.
The video ads are a part of the "Victory" media campaign designed for the tobacco cessation clinical project in Mongolia. Each video ad ends with the slogan "Every attempt is a victory".
Video Ad 1. This video ad was designed using a loss-framed message and emphasized the costs of continuing to smoke (losses) demonstrating the severe negative health consequences of smoking (e.g., complicated COVID-19, ICU hospitalization). The main actor in the ad is a famous young male Mongolian singer.
Video Ad 2. The video emphasized the benefits of quitting (gains) using a female actor.
After the viewing of the video ad participants will be asked to report reaction by completing an online posttest survey.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
- Eighteen years and older
- Current smoker every day or some days
- Has smoked a minimum of 100 cigarettes in a lifetime
- Non Smokers
- Must have internet access to complete questionnaires
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Gain-framed message Health Message Framing Gain-framed message. In this 59-second video advertisement, the emphasis is on highlighting the gains associated with quitting smoking. The narrative follows a female protagonist who, one year after quitting, meets with her physician. The physician highlights the client's improved lung X-ray and blood test results compared to the previous year, offering congratulations on the decision and celebrating the positive health outcome. Encouraged by this progress, the client is motivated to continue making positive lifestyle choices. Loss-framed message Developing, Evaluating and Testing Video Messages for a Smoking Cessation Campaign Loss-framed message. This 54-second video advertisement employs a loss-framed message, highlighting the detrimental costs associated with continued smoking, including the severe negative health impacts such as increased vulnerability to complications from COVID-19 and the likelihood of ICU hospitalization. The main focus of the ad is a well-known young male Mongolian singer, who serves as the central figure conveying the message.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Message Engagement Immediately post-video message view. Subjects will complete a 3 question survey indicating identification with the video message, that will be measured on a 5 point Likert Scale. 1 indicates strong disagreement. 5 indicates strong agreement. The question responses will be added up and a mean will be calculated to create an overall message engagement score.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Readiness to Quit Smoking Change between pre-exposure and post-exposure to video message, an average of 3 days The question will use a 10-point slider to determine how ready a participant is to quit smoking within the next 30 days.