Texting to Promote Tobacco Abstinence in Emergency Department Smokers: A Pilot Study

NCT ID: NCT02081144

Last Updated: 2020-03-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-05-31

Study Completion Date

2014-10-31

Brief Summary

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This is a pilot study to test the feasibility of conducting a text based smoking cessation trial with Emergency Department patients who are smokers.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Smoking Tobacco Abstinence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Control Condition

Control or Standard Care condition. No intervention will be provided.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Texting + NRT Condition

Enrollment in NCI's Smokefree TXT Program 4 weeks of Nicotine Replacement Patches 4 weeks of Nicotine Replacement Gum Faxed Referral CT Smokers Quitline

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Smokefree TXT Program

Intervention Type OTHER

The SmokeFreeTxt program is a library consisting of \~130 brief messages that can be proactively sent to smokers' cellphones using software developed and maintained by NCI. The message content is informed by principles of cognitive behavioral therapy. They are sent to smokers at random times of day (during normal waking hours), up to 5 messages per day.

nicotine replacement patches

Intervention Type DRUG

Subject will be given 4 weeks of Nicotine Replacement Patches, based on the amount he/she is smoking at baseline.

Nicotine Replacement Gum

Intervention Type DRUG

Subjects will be given 10 pieces of 2mg Nicotine Replacement Gum x 28 days.

Faxed Referral CT Smokers Quitline

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A faxed referral will be sent to the CT Smokers Quitline for the subject.

Interventions

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Smokefree TXT Program

The SmokeFreeTxt program is a library consisting of \~130 brief messages that can be proactively sent to smokers' cellphones using software developed and maintained by NCI. The message content is informed by principles of cognitive behavioral therapy. They are sent to smokers at random times of day (during normal waking hours), up to 5 messages per day.

Intervention Type OTHER

nicotine replacement patches

Subject will be given 4 weeks of Nicotine Replacement Patches, based on the amount he/she is smoking at baseline.

Intervention Type DRUG

Nicotine Replacement Gum

Subjects will be given 10 pieces of 2mg Nicotine Replacement Gum x 28 days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Faxed Referral CT Smokers Quitline

A faxed referral will be sent to the CT Smokers Quitline for the subject.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years or older
* have smoked \>= 100 cigarettes lifetime
* describe themselves as every or some day smokers
* are able to give written informed consent
* reside in Connecticut
* own a cell phone with texting capability.

Exclusion Criteria

* inability to read or understand English
* currently receiving formal tobacco dependence treatment
* current use of tobacco cessation products (patch, gum, inhaler, nasal spray, lozenge, e-cigarette)
* currently using Zyban (bupropion), Wellbutrin (bupropion) or Chantix (varenicline) for smoking cessation
* current suicide or homicide risk
* current psychotic disorder
* life-threatening or unstable medical or psychiatric condition
* does not have phone with CT area code and with texting capability
* lacks capacity to give informed consent
* leaving the ED against medical advice
* pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive
* incarcerated
* resides in an extended care facility
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Steven L Bernstein, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yale University

Locations

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Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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R01CA141479

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

1401013302

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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