Online Lapse Management Intervention

NCT ID: NCT03191825

Last Updated: 2021-10-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1500 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-09-12

Study Completion Date

2022-10-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the trial is to test the adjunctive effect of adding a lapse management system to a best practices web- and mobile smoking cessation program.

Detailed Description

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Background: Web- and mobile phone health behavior change interventions, including smoking cessation programs, offer great promise, but little is known about the components that may add to their effect.

Objectives: To assess tobacco abstinence associated with an adjunctive lapse management system combined with a best-practices web- and mobilephone based smoking cessation intervention. The investigators hypothesize that a program that includes the lapse management system will yield greater efficacy than a program that does not include such a component.

Methods: The investigators propose a 3-arm RCT with 1500 adult study participants that all receive a best practices web-based smoking cessation program designed for use on snart phones (web-app). Participants are randomized to either the web-app only, the web-app plus a web-based lapse management system, or web-app plus a SMS-based lapse management system.

The lapse management system will be based on the day-to-day logging of target behavior and providing just-in-time therapy to clients reporting a lapse. In the two versions of the lapse management system the logging of target behavior is done by asking a question about smoking status by web or SMS.

Measures: The primary outcome is 7-day point prevalence tobacco abstinence (as assessed at the 1- and 6-months follow-up). Potential predictors, moderators, and mediators of abstinence will also be examined.

Benefits: This protocol describes the first RCT that assesses the incremental efficacy of adding a lapse management system to an online smoking cessation intervention. These interventions constitute a cost-effective means to reach smokers who want to quit. By seeking to identify beneficial adjunctive mechanisms, their efficacy may be improved, which can make a substantial public health impact.

Conditions

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Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

All participants receive one out of three versions of a web-based smoking cessation program. Two of the versions includes a lapse management system that are based on a day-to-day logging of target behavior. In one version the logging is done on the web, while on the other version, logging is done by SMS-textmessages.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

The recruitment procedure and the treatment is fully automated and delivered by web, e-mail and SMS-textmessages - i.e., the participant is not contacted by any care providers, investigators or assessors during recruitment or treatment - and data are collected by means of web-based questionnaires. However, non-responders to the questionnaires will be contacted by phone for telephone interview.

Study Groups

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Standard web-application

Endre: a digital smoking cessation counsellor

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Endre: a digital smoking cessation counsellor

Intervention Type OTHER

A comprehensive 25-session intervention delivered by web, e-mail and SMS-text messages. Sessions are released one each day for 18 days, and then every second day for 14 days. Intervention content is tailored based on user input and individual usage pattern. The intervention is described in detail in Holter, Johansen \& Brendryen (2016). How a fully automated eHealth program simulates three therapeutic processes: A case study. Journal of Medical Internet Research 18 (6).

Web-based lapse management system

Endre: a digital smoking cessation counsellor + Lapse management system triggered from web-page

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Endre: a digital smoking cessation counsellor

Intervention Type OTHER

A comprehensive 25-session intervention delivered by web, e-mail and SMS-text messages. Sessions are released one each day for 18 days, and then every second day for 14 days. Intervention content is tailored based on user input and individual usage pattern. The intervention is described in detail in Holter, Johansen \& Brendryen (2016). How a fully automated eHealth program simulates three therapeutic processes: A case study. Journal of Medical Internet Research 18 (6).

Lapse management system triggered from web-page

Intervention Type OTHER

The lapse management system is based on a day-to-day logging of the target behavior (smoking). This logging goes on for four weeks after an initial quit attempt. The current version of the system logs by asking the participant about their smoking status every time they log on to "Endre" (the digital smoking cessation counsellor). Participants that report a lapse is routed to a fully automated counselling session delivered by web.

SMS & web-based lapse management system

Endre: a digital smoking cessation counsellor + Lapse management system triggered by SMS-textmessage

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Endre: a digital smoking cessation counsellor

Intervention Type OTHER

A comprehensive 25-session intervention delivered by web, e-mail and SMS-text messages. Sessions are released one each day for 18 days, and then every second day for 14 days. Intervention content is tailored based on user input and individual usage pattern. The intervention is described in detail in Holter, Johansen \& Brendryen (2016). How a fully automated eHealth program simulates three therapeutic processes: A case study. Journal of Medical Internet Research 18 (6).

Lapse management system triggered by SMS-textmessage

Intervention Type OTHER

The lapse management system is based on a day-to-day logging of the target behavior (smoking). This logging goes on for four weeks after an initial quit attempt. The current version of the system logs by asking the participant about their smoking status in a textmessage (SMS) sent each evening. Participants that report a lapse, receives a new SMS with a link to a fully automated counselling session delivered by web.

Interventions

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Endre: a digital smoking cessation counsellor

A comprehensive 25-session intervention delivered by web, e-mail and SMS-text messages. Sessions are released one each day for 18 days, and then every second day for 14 days. Intervention content is tailored based on user input and individual usage pattern. The intervention is described in detail in Holter, Johansen \& Brendryen (2016). How a fully automated eHealth program simulates three therapeutic processes: A case study. Journal of Medical Internet Research 18 (6).

Intervention Type OTHER

Lapse management system triggered from web-page

The lapse management system is based on a day-to-day logging of the target behavior (smoking). This logging goes on for four weeks after an initial quit attempt. The current version of the system logs by asking the participant about their smoking status every time they log on to "Endre" (the digital smoking cessation counsellor). Participants that report a lapse is routed to a fully automated counselling session delivered by web.

Intervention Type OTHER

Lapse management system triggered by SMS-textmessage

The lapse management system is based on a day-to-day logging of the target behavior (smoking). This logging goes on for four weeks after an initial quit attempt. The current version of the system logs by asking the participant about their smoking status in a textmessage (SMS) sent each evening. Participants that report a lapse, receives a new SMS with a link to a fully automated counselling session delivered by web.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 year or older
* beeing a current smoker
* determined to or considering to quit smoking
* provide valid e-mail address
* provide valid norwegian cell phone number
* complete a baseline questionnaire
* complete a ten day run-in period (preparation phase)
* reporting an initial quit attempt ("yes, today I have quit smoking")

Exclusion Criteria

\-
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The Research Council of Norway

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Charles University, Czech Republic

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Oslo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Håvar Brendryen

Senior researcher

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Håvar Brendryen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Oslo

Locations

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Department of Addictology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

The Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research

Oslo, , Norway

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Czechia Norway

Central Contacts

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Håvar Brendryen, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+47 99 52 17 14

Facility Contacts

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Roman Gabrhelík, PhD

Role: primary

Håvar Brendryen, PhD

Role: primary

99521714 ext. +47

References

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Holter MT, Johansen A, Brendryen H. How a Fully Automated eHealth Program Simulates Three Therapeutic Processes: A Case Study. J Med Internet Res. 2016 Jun 28;18(6):e176. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5415.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27354373 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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NFR 228158/H10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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