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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Test the Effect of a Smartphone Quit Smoking Intervention on Young Adult Smokers

Information source: University of Waterloo
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on August 20, 2015
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Cigarette Smoking

Intervention: Crush the Crave Application (Behavioral); On the Road to Quitting - Self Help (Behavioral)

Phase: N/A

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: University of Waterloo

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Neill B Baskerville, PhD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: University of Waterloo

Overall contact:
Laura Holtby, Phone: 519-888-4567, Ext: x35819, Email: lholtby@uwaterloo.ca

Summary

The primary aim of this study will be to determine the effectiveness of a smartphone delivered app for young adult smokers on quitting smoking.

Clinical Details

Official title: Effect of a Smartphone Intervention on Quitting Smoking in a Young Adult Population of Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Primary outcome: 30 day point prevalence of abstinence

Secondary outcome:

7-day abstinence

Number of quit attempts

Consumption of cigarettes

Satisfaction and App Utilization

Psychosocial measures

Detailed description: The principle study purpose of the randomized controlled trial is to determine the effectiveness of a smartphone delivered app for young adult smokers on smoking cessation at six months using a randomized controlled trial. Secondary aims of this study include examining: 1) proximal outcome measures of cessation behaviour; 2) satisfaction, extent of app use and use of NRT and other cessation services; 3) mediators of cessation outcomes between conditions; and 4) the incremental cost-effectiveness.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 19 Years. Maximum age: 29 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 19 to 29 years

- Currently smoking cigarettes daily or occasionally

- Residing in Canada

- Considering quitting smoking in the next 30 days

- Have an Android or iPhone OS smartphone

- Able to provide informed consent

- English comprehension

- Not referred by a study participant

Exclusion Criteria:

- opposite of the above

Locations and Contacts

Laura Holtby, Phone: 519-888-4567, Ext: x35819, Email: lholtby@uwaterloo.ca

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada; Recruiting
Neill B Baskerville, PhD, Phone: 519-888-4567, Ext: 35236, Email: nbbaskerville@uwaterloo.ca
David Hammond, PhD, Phone: 519-888-4567, Ext: x36462, Email: dhammond@uwaterloo.ca
Neill B Baskerville, PhD, Principal Investigator
David Hammond, PhD, Sub-Investigator
Additional Information

Starting date: January 2014
Last updated: December 2, 2014

Page last updated: August 20, 2015

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