Efficacy of a Mobile Application in the Smoking Cessation Among Young People

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Smoking Cessation
• Interventions: Other: Control group; Device: Cell phone Aplication for Smarth Phone

• Registration Number: NCT01734421
• Lead Sponsor: Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina

Brief Summary

AIM: To assess the efficacy of an intervention based on the specific design and implementation of a mobile application (APP) in order to reduce the prevalence of smoking consumption among young people motivated 18 to 30 years METHODS: Cluster randomised clinical trial. Unit of randomization: Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC). Intention to treat analysis. STUDY POPULATION: Motivated young smokers of 10 or more cigarettes per day aged 18 to 30 years consulting for any reason to PHCC and who provided written informed consent to participate in the trial.

INTERVENTION: 6-month implementation of recommendations of a Clinical Practice Guideline smoking cessation which includes mobile APPs application. Control group: usual care. OUTCOME MEASURES: Abstinence at 12 months confirmed by exhaled air carbon monoxide concentration of less or iqual 10 parts per million in each control.

RESULTS: The application of a smoking cessation intervention with a mobile APPs application will improve the smoking cessation success rate in smokers, besides of their intention or not to give up smoking at baseline.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2012-11
• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-11-26
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-27
• Last Update Posted: 2012-11-27
• Study Start: 2013-01
• Primary Completion: 2015-06
• Study Completion: 2015-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 604

Inclusion Criteria

• Participant between 18 t0 30 years old smoking 10 or more cigarretes at day
• To have a smarthphone (Android, ios Ihpone, ios Ipad)
• Normal and high motivation for smocking cessation

Exclusion Criteria

• To have other addictions
• Participants with Blackberry smarthphone

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control group	Control group	Habitual deshabituation in the control group following the guidelines of the primary health care institution.
Cell phone Aplication for Smarth Phone	Cell phone Aplication for Smarth Phone	Cell phone 6-month implementation of recommendations of a Clinical Practice Guideline smoking cessation which includes mobile APPs application

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Smoking cessation	Change in smoking status from baseline at 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jordi Gol i Gurina Foundation; 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain