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NCT Number: NCT07097194

Be A Quitter: Illinois Small Business EX Program Dissemination

Disseminate the EX tobacco cessation program to Illinois small businesses

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Key information

Conditions

Tobacco Use Behavior

Age range

18 year–120 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Illinois Extension

Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

About this study

This project is designed to provide small businesses throughout Illinois the opportunity to provide a proven tobacco cessation program to their employees at no or reduced cost to the business. The investigators will examine practices that facilitate dissemination of the program, employee usage, as well as benefits of enrollment for individual's mental health, workplace functioning, and family relationships.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Resident of Illinois
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Current tobacco user
  • Seeking to quit tobacco use and willing to participate in the EX program
  • Willing to answer surveys at 5 occasions over the course of a year
  • Employed at collaborating business in Illinois

Exclusion criteria

  • Not employed at collaborating business in Illinois

Treatment and study plan

EX program

Behavioral

Quit plan with interactive exercises, educational videos, and tailored text messages and emails; peer support; coach chatting; nicotine replacement therapy (patches, gum, or lozenges). All components are self-selected.

Primary outcomes

  1. Participant enrollment

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

    Number of individuals that enroll

  2. Quit planning

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

    Number of steps completed for quit plan

  3. Business enrollment

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

    Number of businesses that enroll

Secondary outcomes

  1. General Quality of Life

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and 12 month follow-up

    1 item quality of life measure from World Health Organization brief quality of life assessment (1-5, higher is better quality of life)

  2. General Health

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and 12 month follow-up

    4 items from RAND (Research and Development) Corporation Short Form Health Survey (1-4, higher is better health)

  3. Work functioning

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and 12 month follow-up

    1 item of general ability to function at work (1-5 scale, higher is better working functioning)

  4. Exercise

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and 12 month follow-up

    1 item of frequency of exercise (1-6, higher is more weekly exercise)

  5. Psychological distress

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and 12 month follow-up

    Kessler 6 item psychological distress (1-5, higher is more distress)

  6. Alcohol Use

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and 12 month follow-up

    PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) 7 item problematic alcohol use (1-5, higher is more problematic alcohol use)

  7. Anger

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and 12 month follow-up

    NIH PROMIS 5 item anger measure (1-5, higher is more anger)

  8. Couple Relationship Satisfaction

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and 12 month follow-up

    4 item Couple Satisfaction Index (3-21 [summed score], higher is more satisfaction)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jul 31, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 31, 2025

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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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