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NCT Number: NCT01096108

Quit and Win Contests to Improve Smoking Cessation Among College Students

Standard Quit and Win contests, in which smokers typically quit for one month in return for the opportunity to win prizes, are simple and easy to implement and may be cost-effective in encouraging smokers to quit. By extending contest length and enhancing counseling content, Quit and Win contests may be more effective at encouraging smoking abstinence.

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of extended and content-enhanced Quit and Win contests to enhance smoking abstinence at college campuses.

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Key information

Conditions

Tobacco Use Cessation Behavior Health Behavior Smoking Cessation

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

About this study

Participants will be randomized to 1 of 4 treatment groups with varying counseling treatments and contest lengths. All participants receive a 2 week supply of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and weekly support emails. Follow-up assessment surveys occur at 1, 3, 4 and 6 months post enrollment.

Participants who have completed the follow-up assessment surveys and self-reported that they are tobacco-free will be asked to provide a urine sample in order to verify abstinence.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Enrolled full or part-time at one of the participating campuses
  • Smoke at least 10 days per month
  • Intending to be in school for the entire academic year (i.e., next 2 semesters)
  • Willing to provide a baseline urine sample to verify smoking status
  • Able to read English
  • Access to working telephone for phone-based counseling and surveys
  • Access to a computer with internet access
  • Provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Prior to concurrent enrollment in this study through a different college campus or in a different academic year
  • those who have used a cessation aid within the last 7 days
  • pregnant or planning to become pregnant in next 3 months

Treatment and study plan

Standard contest (1 month)

Behavioral

Smoking abstinence, 1 prize award (month 1)

Motivational and Problem-Solving

Behavioral

Counseling phone calls

Extended Contests

Behavioral

Smoking abstinence, 3 contest prize awards (contests 1, 2 and 3)

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of extended versus standard quit and win contests

    Time frame: 6 Months

    The aim is to evaluate the separate and combined efficacy of increased dose of treatment and adding counseling to enhance smoking abstinence among college students

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of motivational and problem solving counseling versus no counseling

    Time frame: 6 Months

    The aim is to 1) determine relative cost-effectiveness of extended incentives and motivational and problem-solving (MAPS) counseling. 2) Examine potential mediators and moderators of intervention effects.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Minnesota

Other

Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Registry information

Official study title

Enhancing Quit and Win Contests to Improve Smoking Cessation Among College Students

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2013
First posted
Mar 30, 2010
Registry last updated
Aug 22, 2014

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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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