A Text Messaging Program for Smokers in Primary Care

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.

Timeline

Start

2017-11-06

Primary completion

2019-01-17

Completion

2019-02-28

Publications

• Kruse GR, Park ER, Chang Y, Haberer JE, Abroms LC, Shahid NN, Howard S, Haas JS, Rigotti NA. Proactively Offered Text Messages and Mailed Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smokers in Primary Care Practices: A Pilot Randomized Trial. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 Aug 24;22(9):1509-1514. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa050.
• Kruse GR, Park E, Haberer JE, Abroms L, Shahid NN, Howard SE, Chang Y, Haas JS, Rigotti NA. Proactive text messaging (GetReady2Quit) and nicotine replacement therapy to promote smoking cessation among smokers in primary care: A pilot randomized trial protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 May;80:48-54. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2019.03.006. Epub 2019 Mar 25.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.