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Unconventional Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation

NCT03608852 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2018-08-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The proposed study is a randomized study of actively smoking veterans cared for at the Miami VA Medical Center. Subjects are randomized into 2 groups and will all receive a regimen of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) standardized to their smoking habit. Subjects are followed biweekly for smoking cessation by using biochemical tests (exCO and COHb) to determine smoking abstinence. The first group called the Banked-Money Group will have $50 placed in a 'bank account' for every clinic visit where their tests reveal abstinence from smoking. As a modified commitment contract, the Banked-Money Group can only withdraw the accrued money at the end of the trial if they complete the trial by quitting smoking for the entire 6 months. The second group called the Reward Group will directly receive $50 for every clinic visit where their tests reveal abstinence from smoking.

Conditions

  • Smoking Cessation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Miami VA Healthcare System

    lead FED

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-01
Primary Completion
2019-01-01
Completion
2019-08-01

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