Message Testing in Older Adult Smokers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking; Smoking Cessation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Flyer and video

• Registration Number: NCT05471349
• Lead Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Brief Summary

This study is examining different messages to motivate older smokers to quit smoking. Participants will be current smokers, between the ages of 50-80 years old, who do not have a history of cognitive impairment or dementia. Participants can expect to take part in a one-time 30 minute online survey.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-07-12
• Primary Completion: 2022-07-18
• Study Completion: 2022-07-18
• Study First Submitted: 2022-07-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-07-21
• Study First Posted: 2022-07-22
• Results First Submitted: 2023-12-11
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Results First Submitted QC: 2024-01-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-05
• Results First Posted: 2024-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 820

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

Exclusion Criteria

• History of Mild Cognitive Impairment or dementia

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hope message	Flyer and video	Participants will view a hope-based video message and flyer.
Control message	Flyer and video	Participants will view a water advertisement video and flyer.
Fear message	Flyer and video	Participants will view a fear-based video message and flyer.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Emotional Response	Through study completion, approximately 30 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.
Motivation to Quit	Through study completion, approximately 30 minutes	Measure participants' motivation to quit after viewing the flyer and video, using a 1 item scaled measurement of motivation to quit (1-7 scale, 7 indicating higher motivation).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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