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NCT Number: NCT03457480

Text Messages in Preventing Tobacco Use in Young Adults

This trial studies how well text messages work in preventing tobacco use in young adults. Text messaging may help to teach young adults about the risks of tobacco products.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Subject

Age range

18 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

About this study

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess baseline knowledge and risk perceptions about the use of conventional and new and emerging tobacco products among a subset of community college students from the two participating Houston Community College (HCC) campuses (Central and Coleman campuses). (Phase 1.1) II. Test the text messages with university students enrolled in the health communications academic programs. (Phase 1.2) III. Assess the awareness, attitudes, receptivity, and comprehension of the harmful effects of conventional and new and emerging tobacco products among young adults. (Phase 2) IV. Identify the most effective combinations of text message framing for communicating information about the potential harmful effects of tobacco products to young adults. (Phase 2) V. To obtain an objective measure of the psychological (i.e., emotional and cognitive) effect of the messages on young adults. (Phase 3)

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. Define and analyze key moderators of young adult awareness, attitudes, receptivity, and understanding of the harmful risks and constituents of conventional, new and emerging tobacco products. (Phase 2)

OUTLINE:

PHASE I: Participants attend focus group over 2 hours.

PHASE II: Participants receive 2 text messages per day for 30 days at baseline and after 3 months.

PHASE III: Participants read 64 computer messages with or without images over 30 minutes and have their facial expressions assessed.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18-25 (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3)
  • Attend classes at either Houston Community College (HCC) Central Campus or Coleman Campus (Phase 1 and Phase 2), Spring Branch Campus (Phase 2) or the University of Houston (Phase 3)
  • Own a smartphone capable of receiving texts from the study's text messaging ) resource (Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3)
  • Use phone text-messaging features on a regular basis (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3)
  • Provide cell phone number (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3)
  • Speak and read English (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3)
  • Enrolled in a communication program (Phase 1, health communication student review)
  • Evidence of smoking susceptibility as defined by the Smoking Susceptibility Scale (Phase 3)

Exclusion criteria

-Currently a smoker (Phase 3)

Treatment and study plan

Computer-Assisted Intervention

Other

Read computer messages

Focus Group

Behavioral

Attend focus group

Informational intervention

Other

Receive text messages

Survey Administration

Other

Complete surveys about experience

Primary outcomes

  1. Baseline knowledge and risk perceptions of Tobacco Use Questionnaire

    Time frame: Up to 8 months

    Participants will take baseline knowledge and risk perceptions about the use of conventional and new and emerging tobacco products among a subset of community college students from the two participating Houston Community College (HCC) campuses (Central and Coleman campuses) Knowledge about whether products contain nicotine scale Yes or No (0-1) A higher score indicates higher knowledge Risk perception for using tobacco products scale from( 1-5) A higher score indicates a higher perception of risk of harm. No scale being used.

  2. Focus Groups Questionnaire

    Time frame: Up to 8 months

    No scale being used. Participants will take part in use of text messages within the university students enrolled in the health communications academic programs. Students will review and rate the messages with the goal of achieving 70% agreement among students across each text message. No scale will be used.

  3. Perceived Risk Perception changes amongst young adults Questionnaire

    Time frame: Up to 8 months

    Participants will show the awareness, attitudes, receptivity, and comprehension of the harmful effects of conventional and new and emerging tobacco products among young adults. 4-point Likert Scale. Higher scores will endorse beliefs for greater benefits of electronic cigarette use. 3-point Likert scale higher score endorse greater addictiveness. Risk perception for using tobacco products. Response format 1-5. A higher score indicates a higher perception of risk of harm. No scale being used.

  4. Information seeking and avoidance about tobacco products Questionnaire

    Time frame: Up to 8 months

    Participants will identify the most effective combinations of text message framing for communicating information about the potential harmful effects of tobacco products to young adults. Risk perception for using tobacco products. Response format 1-5. A Higher score indicates a higher perception of risk of harm. No scale being used.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Risk perceptions related to tobacco products Questionnaire

    Time frame: Up to 8 months

    Participants will have the two-way interactions for synergistic effects on perceived risk for young adults after post 3 month follow up used for determining high and low risk perceptions. Risk perception for using tobacco products. Response format 1-5. A higher score indicates a higher perception of risk of harm. No scale being used.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

Informing and Correcting Perceptions Regarding Tobacco Products Among Young Adults

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 7, 2018
Registry last updated
Feb 2, 2021

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