Managing cigarette cravings using the Physical over Smoking (PoS) App

Completed

Conditions: Tobacco smoking
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Smoking addiction

Registration Number: ISRCTN55259451

Lead Sponsor: niversity of Jyvaskyla

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Adult smokers

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with additional addictions (alcohol, drugs, etc) according to NIDA screening tool
2. High scores of active psychological distress according to GHQ-12: if scores 20+ on a scale from 0 to 36.
3. Low scores on Tobacco Dependence Screener (TDS): less than 5 on a scale from 1 to 10
4. Low scores on Motivation to stop smoking scale: less than 3 on a scale from 1 to 7
5. Health risks by increasing physical activity according to the screening tool of PAR-Q

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Self report of tobacco use at a. before quit day; b. 1 & 2 & 3 weeks after 4th meeting; c. 1 & 3 & 6 months after 4th meeting. Cotinine in saliva measured at 4th meeting<br>2. Self report of efficacy on being aware of experience cravings at a. before quit day; b. 1 & 2 & 3 weeks after 4th meeting; c. 1 & 3 & 6 months after 4th meeting<br>3. Self report of efficacy on managing cravings at a. before quit day; b. 1 & 2 & 3 weeks after quit; c. 1 & 3 & 6 months after quit<br>4. Self report of power of control to manage cravings at a. before quit day; b. 3 days after, c. 1 & 3 & 6 months after quit

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Self-reported current physical activity behavior (IPAQ) a. before quit day; b. 3 & 6 months after 4th meeting. 3 days measurement of step counts (pedometer) at before quit day time point<br>2. Self-reported attitudes, intentions and perceived behavioural control of quit smoking at before quit day time point<br>3. Self-reported attitudes, intentions and perceived behavioural control of craving management at a. before quit day; b. 4th meeting<br>4. Self-reported attitudes, intentions and perceived behavioural control of increase physical activity behavior at a. before quit day; b. 4th meeting<br>5. Self-reported Usability of the Physical over Smoking App from experimental group only at a. 1 week; b. 1 month, 3 months & 6 months after 4th meeting <br>6. Fidelity checks in both groups at a. 3 days after 4th meeting and b. 1 week; c. 1 month, 3 months & 6 months after 4th meeting