Mindfulness-based Ecological Momentary Intervention for Smoking Cessation Among Cancer Survivors
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- System Usablity Scale
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to develop a new quit-smoking treatment among individuals with a cancer diagnosis using a smartphone app.
Detailed Description
The study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of the smartphone app we developed in conjunction with face-to-face brief cessation counseling and nicotine replacement therapy in a two-arm randomized controlled trial.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •≥18 years old
- •smoked ≥1 cigarette per day (even one or two puffs) within the past 30 days
- •having been diagnosed with cancer
- •being motivated to quit in the next 30 days
- •having a valid home address and functioning phone number
- •being able to read, write, and speak English
- •having a smartphone that allows installation of the app
- •willingness to download the app
Exclusion Criteria
- •being enrolled in a smoking cessation program
- •current use of smoking cessation medications
- •evidence of current psychosis
- •current/planning pregnancy or lactation
Arms & Interventions
Mindfulness
Participants will receive brief counseling, nicotine replacement therapy, and intervention content delivered via the app.
Intervention: Mindfulness (Behavioral)
Quitline
Participants will be referred to Quitline to receive standard care for smoking cessation.
Intervention: Quitline (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
System Usablity Scale
Time Frame: End of Treatment at 4 Weeks
Perceived usability and learnability of the app will be measured on a 5-point scale (1=strongly disagree; 5=strongly agree).
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire
Time Frame: End of Treatment at 4 Weeks
Perceived satisfaction with the treatment will be assessed on a 4-point scale (1=very dissatisfied; 4=very satisfied).
Percentage of Participants That Completed Questionnaires
Time Frame: 3-month follow-up
Completion of follow-up assessment will be calculated.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Min-Jeong Yang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey