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Prospective Evaluation of a Comprehensive Smoke-Free Public Housing Policy in a Multi-State Setting

NCT02492633 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 238

Last updated 2017-12-07

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Summary

The primary objective of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced intervention vs. a standard intervention to complement a comprehensive smoke-free policy, in a multi-site, privately managed affordable housing context.

Conditions

  • Smoking Cessation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Control

The Standard Intervention will be offered to residents at all of Beacon Communities properties, regardless of the presence of this study. The standard intervention will be implemented as part of the smoke-free initiative roll out and will consist of: monthly articles in newsletters, re-usable shopping bag giveaways touting cessation messages, information provided via the property websites, and training of Residential Service Coordinators (RSCs) using the 8-session smoking cessation group training provided by the American Lung Association. The RSCs will offer group cessation counseling sessions for residents who would like support to quit smoking.

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention

At a subset of 6 Beacon Communities properties, residents will receive an 'enhanced intervention' in addition to the 'standard intervention' that Beacon Communities is already providing. The enhanced intervention will consist of the following: 1. A web-based smoking cessation intervention via Facebook 2. Enhanced gain-framed messaging communicated via several channels. Gain framed messages will incorporate themes of smoking cessation and policies which aim to distinguish from the vast 'library' of traditional messages which focus on loss-framing. 3. A behavioral "nudge" designed to enhance public support for the smoke free policy, through personal adoption and adherence to the policy. This will be done by promoting a publicly viewable "pledge" program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vaughan Rees, PhD · Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-30
Primary Completion
2017-10-31
Completion
2017-11-30

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