Effectiveness of a French Automated Web-based Smoking Cessation Program

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a French fully automated web-based smoking cessation program known as the "coaching", by comparing it to an online self-help guide.

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Key information

Conditions

Tobacco Consumption Behavior Tobacco Use

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Institut national de prevention et d'education pour la sante

Saint-Denis, 93203, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Aged 18 and older
Smoker
Willing to quit smoking in the next two weeks
Having a regular access to Internet
Having a personal e-mail address
Not having benefited from the "coaching" the investigators want to assess yet

Exclusion criteria

No personal e-mail address
Not able to give the informed consent

Treatment and study plan

Web-based automated "coaching" by e-mails

Behavioral

Self-help guide

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

Comparison of the percentage of abstinent people between the two arms of the trial, 6 months after inclusion

Time frame: 6 months after inclusion

The investigators will compare the percentage of smokers who successfully quit, 6 months after their inclusion in the study. Point prevalence abstinence will be measured (not smoking, event a puff, in the week preceding the questioning).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Institut national de prevention et d'education pour la sante

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of a French Automated Web-based Smoking Cessation Program : a Randomized Controlled Trial

Acronym: Stamp

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2011
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Feb 23, 2010
Registry last updated: Jan 17, 2014

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