Pilot Randomized Control Trial of Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Tobacco Use Disorder

In brief

Financial incentives may be more effective than other approaches to smoking cessation, but research is needed to identify the optimal structures of incentives. The investigators will conduct a pilot randomized trial comparing different incentive structures for smoking cessation. Collaborating with Walgreens leadership, the investigators will enroll their employees in this RCT using the investigators new web-based research infrastructure (called the Way to Health platform, and approved as a Prime protocol by the IRB as reference # 811860). Hypothesis: providing patients with financial incentives can promote healthier behaviors (e.g.: quit smoking).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01303081

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

63

Starts

2011-06-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-08-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Active smoker of 5 cigarettes per day for at least 6 months
• At least 18 years old
• Interested in quitting smoking
• Current full-time employee of Walgreens

You may not qualify if…

• Plan to stop working at Walgreens in the next 12 months
• Currently use a form of tobacco other than cigarettes (as this may influence biochemical testing)
• Are unable or unwilling to access the internet
• Are unable to provide informed consent
• Do not have reliable computer or internet access

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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