Evaluation of the effectiveness of a SMS based smoking cessation intervention among university students in Sweden - the NEXit trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Tobacco smokingMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN75766527
- Lead Sponsor
- The Swedish Research Council (Sweden)
- Brief Summary
2015 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25872503 2016 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26903176 2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30938682 2020 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32134977 (added 10/03/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1590
Inclusion Criteria
All students (age range approx 18-30) that are daily or weekly smokers and willing to set a quit date for stop smoking within a 4 weeks period. There is no restriction on the use of other smoking cessation treatments or methods.
Exclusion Criteria
Non-smokers/occasional smokers not smoking every week and smokers not willing to set a stop date within 4 weeks after informed consent to participate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Self-reported prolonged abstinence (defined as having not smoked more than 5 cigarettes the last 8 weeks)<br> 2. Self-reported 4 weeks point prevalence of smoking abstinence (not having smoked a single cigarette).<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Self-reported 7-days point prevalence smoking abstinence (defined as not smoking any cigarettes in the past 7 days)<br> 2. Number of quit attempts since the first invitation to the study (19 weeks)<br> 3. Use of other smoking cessation services (medication, counselling, calling help line etc.), since the first invitation to the study (19 weeks).<br> 4. Number of daily smoked cigarettes at the time of follow-up among those who still smokes at the time of follow-up.<br>