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NCT Number: NCT02968095

Text Message Support to Prevent Smoking Relapse

The purpose of this research is to test a text message intervention for people who are beginning an attempt to quit smoking. The intervention seeks to teach people to think about their cravings to smoke in more helpful ways. The investigators expect that participants receiving the text message craving program will be less likely to begin smoking again compared to participants in a control condition.

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Key information

Conditions

Tobacco Use Disorder Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Miami University

Oxford, Ohio, 45056, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 or older
  • Current daily smoking defined as smoking ≥5 cigarettes per day and having smoked for at least 3 months. During the first visit smoking status will be verified by a Carbon Monoxide level of at least 8 parts per million.
  • Have a mobile phone and use text messaging at least monthly
  • Be planning to quit smoking without pharmacological help.

Exclusion criteria

  • Significant cognitive impairment
  • Current therapy or pharmacological intervention for smoking or nicotine cravings
  • Inability to read English

Treatment and study plan

Text Message Craving Program

Behavioral

Text messages targeting cravings delivered 2-3 times per day.

Self-Help Manual Plus Control Texts

Behavioral

Self-help manual plus motivational text messages delivered 2-3 times per day.

Primary outcomes

  1. 7-Day Point Prevalence Abstinence

    Time frame: End of Treatment (6-week) Follow-Up

    Point prevalence abstinence is defined as the prevalence of not experiencing a full relapse in the period immediately preceding measurement. A full relapse will be defined as 7 continuous days of smoking or smoking ≥ 1 day(s) per week for the two consecutive weeks preceding the time of measurement. Self-reported abstinence will be verified by a Carbon Monoxide assay of breath samples and will override self-report in the direction of smoking.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Miami University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  • University of Cincinnati

Registry information

Official study title

Text Message Support to Prevent Smoking Relapse in Community Treatment Settings

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Nov 18, 2016
Registry last updated
Nov 15, 2019

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