A Text Messaging Program for Smokers in Primary Care
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-02-28
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study is a four arm pilot randomized controlled trial testing the effect of a 12 week
text messaging intervention and a mailed nicotine medication intervention, alone and in
combination to a control condition consisting of brief behavioral advice and usual care.
Research Aim 1: To test, in a 4 arm pilot randomized controlled trial (N=50/group), the
effect of a text messaging program and mailed nicotine replacement therapy on smoking
outcomes and medication use.
Hypothesis 1: A text messaging intervention will increase the proportion of smokers making a
quit attempt compared to smokers receiving no text messaging.
Hypothesis 2: A text messaging intervention will increase adherence to nicotine replacement
therapy compared to subjects receiving only 2 weeks of nicotine replacement therapy.
Hypothesis 3: A text messaging intervention will increase the rate of biochemically confirmed
past 7-day point prevalent tobacco abstinence at end of treatment compared to subjects
receiving no text messaging intervention.
Hypothesis 4: A text messaging intervention will increase the number of days not smoking
compared to subjects receiving no text messaging intervention.
Hypothesis 5: A text messaging intervention will decrease the number of cigarettes smoked per
day compared to subjects receiving no text messaging intervention.