mHealth for Smoking Cessation in Public Housing

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-26

Study Completion Date

2022-07-31

Brief Summary

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Smoking rates among public housing residents are more than twice as high as in the general population. In August 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) required all public housing in the U.S. to become smoke-free. While HUD recommended that Public Housing Authorities provide smoking cessations services, at present, the D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) does not offer any cessation services to its residents. Low-income smokers face unique challenges to smoking cessation and require sustained support for smoking cessation. Digital interventions such as text messaging programs and quitline (QL) phone counseling are scalable, evidence-based interventions for smoking cessation that can provide support over an extended timeframe at low cost.

The aim of this proposed research is to conduct a feasibility trial to assess the acceptability, levels of engagement, and preliminary efficacy of an integrated program that combines text-messaging for smoking cessation and text messages providing proactive linkage to the quitline compared to a single passive quitline text message referral among DCHA residents. The investigators hypothesize that the integrated program (combining text messages for smoking cessation and proactive quitline linkage) will yield significantly higher rates of quit attempts than passive quitline referral only.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Smoking Cessation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Smoking cessation + quitline linkage text messages

Text messaging for smoking cessation + text messages with proactive linkage to quitline

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Smoking cessation + quitline linkage text messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Smoking cessation text messages will provide behavioral skills and support for quitting smoking. Quitline linkage text messages will include contact information for the quitline, option to be contacted by the quitline and active referral to the quitline upon setting a Quit Date.

Passive quitline referral

Single text message with contact information for the Quitline

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Passive quitline referral

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Single text message with contact information for the Quitline

Interventions

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Smoking cessation + quitline linkage text messages

Smoking cessation text messages will provide behavioral skills and support for quitting smoking. Quitline linkage text messages will include contact information for the quitline, option to be contacted by the quitline and active referral to the quitline upon setting a Quit Date.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Passive quitline referral

Single text message with contact information for the Quitline

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years or older
* resident of D.C. public housing
* smoked a cigarette in the 7 days prior to screening (self-report)
* has daily access to a working cell phone with an unlimited text message plan