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Texting to Promote Tobacco Abstinence in Emergency Department Smokers: A Pilot Study

NCT02081144 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2020-03-05

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Summary

This is a pilot study to test the feasibility of conducting a text based smoking cessation trial with Emergency Department patients who are smokers.

Conditions

  • Smoking
  • Tobacco Abstinence

Interventions

OTHER

Smokefree TXT Program

The SmokeFreeTxt program is a library consisting of \~130 brief messages that can be proactively sent to smokers' cellphones using software developed and maintained by NCI. The message content is informed by principles of cognitive behavioral therapy. They are sent to smokers at random times of day (during normal waking hours), up to 5 messages per day.

DRUG

nicotine replacement patches

Subject will be given 4 weeks of Nicotine Replacement Patches, based on the amount he/she is smoking at baseline.

DRUG

Nicotine Replacement Gum

Subjects will be given 10 pieces of 2mg Nicotine Replacement Gum x 28 days.

BEHAVIORAL

Faxed Referral CT Smokers Quitline

A faxed referral will be sent to the CT Smokers Quitline for the subject.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Steven L Bernstein, MD · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-10-31
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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