"Quit Smoking on Your Own" Brief Online Study

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Cigarette Smoking
• Interventions: Behavioral: Brief Intervention #1; Behavioral: Brief Intervention #2; Behavioral: Brief Intervention #3

• Registration Number: NCT02103829
• Lead Sponsor: i4Health

Brief Summary

Most individuals who smoke want to quit smoking. Most individuals who want to quit, quit on their own. The purpose of this study is to determine whether very brief suggestions provided online are comparatively more effective than others in increasing motivation to quit immediately after the suggestions are implemented and actual quit rates one month later.

There are no costs associated with participating in this study and participants will not be compensated for their participation.

To join the study paste the following link into your browser:

https://www.i4health-pau.org/quit-smoking-on-your-own

The entire study takes place online on an automated website.

Detailed Description

Participants will be recruited online using search engine ads (e.g., Google), online association list serves, community websites designed to reach individuals interested in participating in research studies, and social media sites related to smoking cessation efforts.

The entire study will be administered online. Participants may complete it at a time and place of their convenience.

To join the study paste the following link into your browser:

https://www.i4health-pau.org/quit-smoking-on-your-own

The website will automatically obtain consent, ask 16 brief questions as a pre-test, randomize to 4 very brief interventions, ask 4 post-test questions, and at 1-month follow-up, send an email with a link to a 6-question survey. The initial online session is expected to take between 3 and 8 minutes and the 1-month follow-up survey less than 2 minutes.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-03
• Study First Submitted: 2014-04-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-04-03
• Study First Posted: 2014-04-04
• Primary Completion: 2016-02
• Status Verified: 2016-09
• Study Completion: 2016-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-09-27
• Last Update Posted: 2016-09-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 345

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult (18 years of age or older)
• Smoker who wants to quit
• Access to the Internet

Exclusion Criteria

• Less than 18 years of age

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Condition #3	Brief Intervention #1	Condition #3 will consist of Brief Intervention #1 and Brief Intervention #3, which, together, will take less than 8 minutes to complete.
Condition #4	Brief Intervention #3	Condition #4 will consist of Brief Intervention #1, Brief Intervention #2, and Brief Intervention #3, which, together, will take less than 8 minutes to complete.
Condition #2	Brief Intervention #2	Condition #2 will consist of Brief Intervention #1 and Brief Intervention #2 that together take less than a minute to complete.
Condition #1	Brief Intervention #1	Condition #1 will consist of Brief Intervention #1, a brief online suggestion that takes less than 1 minute to complete.
Condition #3	Brief Intervention #3	Condition #3 will consist of Brief Intervention #1 and Brief Intervention #3, which, together, will take less than 8 minutes to complete.
Condition #4	Brief Intervention #2	Condition #4 will consist of Brief Intervention #1, Brief Intervention #2, and Brief Intervention #3, which, together, will take less than 8 minutes to complete.
Condition #2	Brief Intervention #1	Condition #2 will consist of Brief Intervention #1 and Brief Intervention #2 that together take less than a minute to complete.
Condition #4	Brief Intervention #1	Condition #4 will consist of Brief Intervention #1, Brief Intervention #2, and Brief Intervention #3, which, together, will take less than 8 minutes to complete.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of participants who report quitting smoking	1 month	Percentage of respondents who respond "no" to the question: "Have you smoked 1 or more cigarettes in the last 7 days?"

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Motivation to quit smoking	10 minutes	Pre-post measure of motivation before and after the brief suggestions being tested are administered online. Specifically, response on a 0 to 10 scale (from "not at all" to "extremely") to the question "How motivated are you to stop smoking in the next 4 weeks?"

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Palo Alto University i4Health; 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States