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Impact of Positive Mental Vs. Physical Health Messaging on Motivation to Stop Smoking

NCT06762756 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 631

Last updated 2025-01-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study tested whether positive messages on tobacco packaging about the mental health benefits of quitting smoking could help motivate people to stop smoking. It compared three types of labels: ones focusing on mental health benefits, ones focusing on physical health benefits, and blank labels.

The experiment involved 631 people who smoke who were randomly shown one of these label types on an online survey platform. Participants' motivation to quit smoking was measured before and after viewing the labels.

Conditions

  • Smoking, Tobacco

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Messages on tobacco packaging labels

The intervention was messages of the benefits of smoking cessation formatted as tobacco packaging labels with three conditions. Participants viewed the messages online. There were four messages in each condition. The intervention was informed by relevant patient and public groups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Katherine Sawyer

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gemma Taylor, PhD · University of Bath

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-02-28
Completion
2023-02-28

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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