Quit and Win Contests to Improve Smoking Cessation Among College Students

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1318 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-04-30

Study Completion Date

2013-03-31

Brief Summary

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Standard Quit and Win contests, in which smokers typically quit for one month in return for the opportunity to win prizes, are simple and easy to implement and may be cost-effective in encouraging smokers to quit. By extending contest length and enhancing counseling content, Quit and Win contests may be more effective at encouraging smoking abstinence.

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of extended and content-enhanced Quit and Win contests to enhance smoking abstinence at college campuses.

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Detailed Description

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Participants will be randomized to 1 of 4 treatment groups with varying counseling treatments and contest lengths. All participants receive a 2 week supply of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and weekly support emails. Follow-up assessment surveys occur at 1, 3, 4 and 6 months post enrollment.

Participants who have completed the follow-up assessment surveys and self-reported that they are tobacco-free will be asked to provide a urine sample in order to verify abstinence.

Conditions

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Tobacco Use Cessation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standard Contest

Smoking abstinence, 1 prize award (month 1)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Standard contest (1 month)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Smoking abstinence, 1 prize award (month 1)

Standard Contest plus MAPS

Smoking abstinence, 1 prize award (month 1) plus motivational and problem-solving counseling (MAPS - Counseling phone calls); 20 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Standard contest (1 month)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Smoking abstinence, 1 prize award (month 1)

Motivational and Problem-Solving

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Counseling phone calls

Extended Contests

Smoking abstinence, 3 contest prize awards (contests 1, 2 and 3)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Extended Contests

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Smoking abstinence, 3 contest prize awards (contests 1, 2 and 3)

Extended Contests plus MAPS

Extended quit and win contests (3 successive monthly contests) plus motivational and problem-solving counseling (MAPS). {Smoking abstinence, 3 contest prize awards (contests 1, 2 and 3) plus Counseling phone calls.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Motivational and Problem-Solving

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Counseling phone calls

Extended Contests

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Smoking abstinence, 3 contest prize awards (contests 1, 2 and 3)

Interventions

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Standard contest (1 month)

Smoking abstinence, 1 prize award (month 1)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Motivational and Problem-Solving

Counseling phone calls

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Extended Contests

Smoking abstinence, 3 contest prize awards (contests 1, 2 and 3)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Enrolled full or part-time at one of the participating campuses
* Smoke at least 10 days per month
* Intending to be in school for the entire academic year (i.e., next 2 semesters)
* Willing to provide a baseline urine sample to verify smoking status
* Able to read English
* Access to working telephone for phone-based counseling and surveys
* Access to a computer with internet access
* Provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior to concurrent enrollment in this study through a different college campus or in a different academic year
* those who have used a cessation aid within the last 7 days
* pregnant or planning to become pregnant in next 3 months

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes