Addressing Tobacco Use Disparities in Rural Older Adults Through an Innovative Mobile Phone Intervention

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Tobacco Cessation
• Interventions: Behavioral: SGR; Behavioral: Support message only

• Registration Number: NCT02510716
• Lead Sponsor: Duke University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR) intervention via SMS (short message service) text messaging plus SMS Support Messages in decreasing smoking in an older adult rural population. The SGR group (n=20) will receive a four-week SGR program delivered via SMS text messages plus SMS support messages. The control group (n=20) will receive SMS support messages to aid in quitting.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-07-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-07-27
• Study First Posted: 2015-07-29
• Study Start: 2015-12
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Primary Completion: 2016-09
• Study Completion: 2016-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Over 60 years of age,
2. Have smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke five or more cigarettes a day on average,
3. Have an address in a rural census tract defined by a RUCA code of 4-10,
4. Interested in participating in a cessation program,
5. Own a phone that has texting ability and free texting,
6. Have general knowledge of text messaging and
7. Are willing to receive and respond to text messages from the study teams, throughout the duration of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. criteria include non-English speaking patients
2. already participating in a smoking cessation intervention study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR)	Support message only	Four week SGR program plus support text messages.
Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR)	SGR	Four week SGR program plus support text messages.
Support Message Only	Support message only	Support text messages only.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tobacco cessation, defined as quit rate at 30 days, as measured by self-reported abstinence from tobacco use	30-days	Quit rate at 30 days, as measured by self-reported abstinence from tobacco use

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability, as measured by percentage of participants who reported that they would recommend the program to a friend	30 days	Percentage of participants who reported that they would recommend the program to a friend
Feasibility, as measured by proportion of return text messages	30 days	Proportion of return text messages sent per participants upon receiving "alert" text messages to use tobacco in the intervention group at 30 days Proportion of SMS support messages opened and/or read per participant

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Duke University; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States