Usefulness of Supportive SMS in Addition to an Internet Based Quit Smoking Program (Www.Slutta.no)

NCT ID: NCT01103427

Last Updated: 2013-12-17

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

4300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-05-31

Study Completion Date

2012-10-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention delivered through a technological web based platform (www.slutta.no) with or without a supportive SMS function.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

The study has two arms and are conducted in Norwegian. Users who registered with a new username on www.slutta.no, after study start May 12th 2010 and before November 1st 2012, are eligible. All phases of the trial, from randomization and informed consent procedures to data collection, are automated and conducted online. The following inclusion criteria are used: age 16 years or older, access to a mobile phone with a Norwegian phone number and they must submit an informed consent form.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Smoking Cessation Smoking

Keywords

Explore important study keywords that can help with search, categorization, and topic discovery.

smoking cessation telemedicine smoking prevention intervention internet-based text messages behavioral

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Internet-based coaching .

Arm 1. Those in the "active comparator arm" will benefit from automated internet-based coaching. The subjects will be recruited from the general population reporting not to be associated with the University Hospital of North Norway and randomized to arm 1 or 2.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Internet-based behavioral coaching

Intervention Type DEVICE

Those in the "active comparator arm" will benefit from automated coaching by e-mails with advice, information and support for smoking cessation. These e-mails will be adapted to their personal profile.

SMS based coaching

Arm 2. The subjects will receive automated "coaching"by SMS.The subjects will be recruited from the general population reporting not to be associated with the University Hospital of North Norway and randomized to arm 1 or 2.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SMS based coaching

Intervention Type DEVICE

Those in the experimental SMS based coaching arm will benefit from automated coaching by SMS with advice, information and support for smoking cessation. These SMS's will be adapted to their personal profile.

SMS coaching UNN recruited

Arm 3.The subjects will be recruited from those reporting to be associated with the University Hospital of North Norway and randomized to arm 3 or 4.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SMS coaching - UNN recruited

Intervention Type DEVICE

Those in the experimental SMS based coaching arm- UNN recruited - will benefit from automated coaching by SMS with advice, information and support for smoking cessation. These SMS's will be adapted to their personal profile.

Craving/Panic function. UNN recruited

Arm 4. The subjects will in addition to the automated "coaching"by SMS get a SMS panic/craving function. The subjects will be recruited from subjects reporting to be associated with the University Hospital of North Norway and randomized to arm 3 or 4.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SMS craving function - UNN recruited

Intervention Type DEVICE

Those in the experimental SMS based craving/panic function arm - will in addition to the automated coaching by SMS have a panic/craving SMS function. Thus by sending a SMS they will receive instant advise and support for smoking cessation by SMS.

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Internet-based behavioral coaching

Those in the "active comparator arm" will benefit from automated coaching by e-mails with advice, information and support for smoking cessation. These e-mails will be adapted to their personal profile.

Intervention Type DEVICE

SMS based coaching

Those in the experimental SMS based coaching arm will benefit from automated coaching by SMS with advice, information and support for smoking cessation. These SMS's will be adapted to their personal profile.

Intervention Type DEVICE

SMS coaching - UNN recruited

Those in the experimental SMS based coaching arm- UNN recruited - will benefit from automated coaching by SMS with advice, information and support for smoking cessation. These SMS's will be adapted to their personal profile.

Intervention Type DEVICE

SMS craving function - UNN recruited

Those in the experimental SMS based craving/panic function arm - will in addition to the automated coaching by SMS have a panic/craving SMS function. Thus by sending a SMS they will receive instant advise and support for smoking cessation by SMS.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

Discover alternative or legacy names that may be used to describe the listed interventions across different sources.

slutta.no slutta.no slutta.no/unn slutta.no/unn

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 16 and older
* Current smoker: Willing to quit smoking within the next 12 weeks
* Former smokers; Having quit smoking within the previous six months
* Having a regular access to Internet
* Having a personal e-mail address
* Having a personal mobile cell phone with a Norwegian number
* Given informed consent
* Can read and understand Norwegian
* Reporting no association with the University Hospital of North Norway (arm1\&2)
* Reporting an association with the University Hospital of North Norway (arm3\&4)

Exclusion Criteria

* Less than 16 years of age
* No personal e-mail address
* No personal mobile cell phone
* Not able to give the informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital of North Norway

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Tromso

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Inger T Gram, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Tromso

Bjørn Engum

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University Hospital of North Norway

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

University Hospital of North Norway

Tromsø, , Norway

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

Norway

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Gram IT, Larbi D, Wangberg SC. Comparing the Efficacy of an Identical, Tailored Smoking Cessation Intervention Delivered by Mobile Text Messaging Versus Email: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2019 Sep 27;7(9):e12137. doi: 10.2196/12137.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31573935 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

TFP-743-08

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id