Combating Tobacco Use in the United States Army
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Primary Endpoint
- Reductions in Smoking Initiation/Smokeless Tobacco Use and Smoking Cessation
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this behavioral research study is to test a new multimedia anti-tobacco video game tailored to the U.S. Army. Researchers want to study how using the program affects tobacco use in soldiers, as compared to standard anti-tobacco programs.
Detailed Description
Researchers in the M. D. Anderson Department of Behavioral Science are developing a new video game program for young U.S. Army service members. The game addresses stopping and preventing the use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. Soldiers (ages 18-35 years) stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, who are not scheduled to be mobilized for a 13-month period, will be invited to take part in the study.
The Study Groups:
If you choose to take part in this study, you will be assigned to a type of study intervention. The personnel companies on-base have been randomly assigned (as in the flip of a coin) to offer participating service members 1 of the following 2 programs: either the educational video game (called the "intervention"), or pamphlets on stopping tobacco use (called "standard care"). Each company will receive only 1 of the 2 programs, and all participating service members in the same company will receive the same program. Each company has an equal chance of being assigned to either program.
Intervention:
Participants in the intervention group will have a month to use the educational anti-tobacco video game located in areas that will provide convenient access. The game will be made available using an arcade-type kiosk which houses the computer game. After playing the video game on the kiosk for three 30-minute sessions, you will then be given a CD-ROM disc of the game to use as needed. After finishing these three 30-minute computer sessions, you will also receive a series of printed materials that go along with the computer sessions.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Case Only
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Active duty service members, age 18 or above, who have entered the Army stationed at Joint Base San Antonio
- •Does not have to be a current smoker or user of alternative tobacco products
- •Must provide contact information including: an address, telephone number, and an email address
- •Willing to answer two questions regarding status of smoking and smokeless tobacco use on study survey
- •Have access to the Internet
- •Speak, read and write in English at a sixth-grade literacy level
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Reductions in Smoking Initiation/Smokeless Tobacco Use and Smoking Cessation
Time Frame: Baseline, immediately following completion of the program, and at 6- and 12-month follow-ups
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported