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NCT Number: NCT02510716

Addressing Tobacco Use Disparities in Rural Older Adults Through an Innovative Mobile Phone Intervention

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR) intervention via SMS (short message service) text messaging plus SMS Support Messages in decreasing smoking in an older adult rural population. The SGR group (n=20) will receive a four-week SGR program delivered via SMS text messages plus SMS support messages. The control group (n=20) will receive SMS support messages to aid in quitting.

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Key information

Conditions

Tobacco Cessation Behavior Health Behavior Tobacco Use Cessation

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Over 60 years of age,
  • Have smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke five or more cigarettes a day on average,
  • Have an address in a rural census tract defined by a RUCA code of 4-10,
  • Interested in participating in a cessation program,
  • Own a phone that has texting ability and free texting,
  • Have general knowledge of text messaging and
  • Are willing to receive and respond to text messages from the study teams, throughout the duration of the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • criteria include non-English speaking patients
  • already participating in a smoking cessation intervention study.

Treatment and study plan

SGR

Behavioral

Support message only

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Tobacco cessation, defined as quit rate at 30 days, as measured by self-reported abstinence from tobacco use

    Time frame: 30-days

    Quit rate at 30 days, as measured by self-reported abstinence from tobacco use

Secondary outcomes

  1. Feasibility, as measured by proportion of return text messages

    Time frame: 30 days

    Proportion of return text messages sent per participants upon receiving "alert" text messages to use tobacco in the intervention group at 30 days Proportion of SMS support messages opened and/or read per participant

  2. Acceptability, as measured by percentage of participants who reported that they would recommend the program to a friend

    Time frame: 30 days

    Percentage of participants who reported that they would recommend the program to a friend

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Duke University

Other

Collaborators

  • Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
  • Duke Cancer Institute
  • Mayo Clinic

Registry information

Official study title

Addressing Tobacco Use Disparities in Rural Older Adults Through an Innovative Mobile Phone Intervention: Testing the Feasibility of the Textto4gotobacco Intervention

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jul 29, 2015
Registry last updated
Oct 21, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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