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

NCT01983150 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1601

Last updated 2015-12-02

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Cigarette Smoking

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Crush the Crave Application

Crush the Crave (CTC) allows users to customize a quit plan by choosing a quit date and then deciding whether to quit now or cut down the number of cigarettes they smoke every week up to the quit date. CTC reminds users of money saved and health improvements. Based on contingency reinforcement, rewards are provided, which smokers can then choose to share with their social network via Facebook. Supportive text messages tailored to their specific quit plan and where they are in the quitting experience are provided. CTC allows tracking of daily smoking habits and cravings as well as craving triggers or psychosocial determinants by recording when, where and why smoking occurred. Online distractions to help smokers deal with cravings are provided.

BEHAVIORAL

On the Road to Quitting - Self Help

The control group will receive an evidence-based self-help guide known as "On the Road to Quitting" that has been developed by Health Canada for young adult smokers. Participants will be able to both view the self-help guide via the internet and will receive a printed version of the guide.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Waterloo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Neill B Baskerville, PhD · University of Waterloo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
29 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-03-31
Completion
2015-11-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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