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NCT Number: NCT03017092

Tobacco Pilot Study for Low Income Smokers

Pilot study to test feasibility of delivering a motivational smoking cessation intervention to low income smokers via a computer tablet.

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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

University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, School of Medicine and Public Health

Madison, Wisconsin, 53711, United States

About this study

Twenty Salvation Army clients will be recruited to pilot test a motivational smoking cessation counseling intervention that is delivered via a tablet computer. Study participants will be given brief instructions on how to use the tablet. They will then complete a brief survey on the tablet. This will be followed by the researcher using the tablet to provide the motivational intervention. Finally, study participants will be interviewed to establish this perceptions of the intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • current smoker (≥ 10 cigarettes/week for the past six months who are not currently trying to quit)
  • age ≥ 18 years
  • English speaking/writing

Exclusion criteria

  • not receiving services for the Salvation Army

Treatment and study plan

Tablet-guided tobacco intervention

Behavioral

This intervention, as guided by a tablet computer, is a brief (20 minute) counseling intervention designed to increase motivation to quit smoking and to increase knowledge of methods of quitting.

Primary outcomes

  1. Ease of use of tablet-guided tobacco intervention assessed by interview and summarized across study participants

    Time frame: Immediately after exposure to intervention

    At the end of the intervention, each study participant will be interviewed regarding how easy the tablet computer was to use. This qualitative information will by summarized across all study participants.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jan 11, 2017
Registry last updated
Dec 26, 2019

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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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