A Text-based Reduction Intervention for Smokeless Tobacco Cessation- Pilot Study

NCT ID: NCT06637358

Last Updated: 2025-12-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

69 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-05

Study Completion Date

2025-11-04

Brief Summary

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All participants will receive the EnufSnuff.TXT scheduled gradual reduction (SGR) intervention for 6 weeks and, for those who do not reach the point of quit, includes getting randomized (like the flip of a coin) into either an additional 8-10 weeks of the EnufSnuff.TXT intervention or into receiving an additional 8-10 weeks of the EnufSnuff.TXT intervention along with a dedicated text quit coach to send and receive live support.

Detailed Description

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All participants will receive the EnufSnuff.TXT intervention (a text-based personalized reduction plan and daily text-based cessation support messages) for 6 weeks and, for those who report that they have not achieved complete cessation, includes getting randomized into either an additional 8-10 weeks of the EnufSnuff.TXT intervention or into receiving an additional 8-10 weeks of the EnufSnuff.TXT intervention along with a dedicated quit coach to send and receive live text support. The investigators will conduct phone-based or smart phone-based assessments with participants at baseline, end of program, and 7-month follow-up after intervention completion. The investigators will also conduct a brief midpoint check (after the first 6 weeks of intervention) with participants to ask if they have quit using smokeless tobacco. Research staff will email participants redcap surveys at baseline, end of program, and 7-months. Participants will be able to opt for a recorded telephone interview at the 7-month check-in. Each opted-in participant will be interviewed only once.

Conditions

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Smokeless Tobacco Cessation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Quit Coach and Extended Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR)

Extended scheduled gradual reduction given with the extra support of a live text-based coach. Participants are asked to gradually reduce smokeless tobacco usage and engage in weekly check-ins with their assigned quit coach.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Extended Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The extended SGR program will allow participants additional time to reduce smokeless tobacco use until they reach zero. The intent of this program is to reduce the number of times participants use smokeless tobacco down to zero. Participants will also receive text-based support messages.

Quit Coach

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Weekly check-ins and support will be given to this group via the quit coach interactions. The intent of this program is to reduce the number of times participants use smokeless tobacco down to zero. Participants will also receive text-based support messages.

Extended Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR)

Extended scheduled gradual reduction. Participants are asked to gradually reduce smokeless tobacco usage.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Extended Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The extended SGR program will allow participants additional time to reduce smokeless tobacco use until they reach zero. The intent of this program is to reduce the number of times participants use smokeless tobacco down to zero. Participants will also receive text-based support messages.

Interventions

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Extended Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR)

The extended SGR program will allow participants additional time to reduce smokeless tobacco use until they reach zero. The intent of this program is to reduce the number of times participants use smokeless tobacco down to zero. Participants will also receive text-based support messages.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Quit Coach

Weekly check-ins and support will be given to this group via the quit coach interactions. The intent of this program is to reduce the number of times participants use smokeless tobacco down to zero. Participants will also receive text-based support messages.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. 18 years of age and older
2. Have used smokeless tobacco for the last year, currently dip 3 or more times a day
3. Have an address in a rural census tract defined by a RUCC code of 4-10 and/or an IMU of 62 or lower
4. Interested in participating in a cessation program; and
5. Have access to a cell phone with unlimited texting ability.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Non-English speaking;
2. Have smoked cigarettes or used any other tobacco product in the past 30 days (i.e., dual user) and are not willing to abstain during the intervention period
3. Currently participating in a smokeless tobacco cessation study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Duke University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Devon Noonan, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Duke University

Locations

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Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

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Pro00103410 _1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id