Study of Mobile Phone Support for the DC Tobacco Quitline

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Smoking Cessation

In brief

This is a study of the effectiveness of mobile phone support for the D.C. Tobacco Quitline. The project will test the efficacy of a web-based system that uses mobile phones to improve quit rates at 3-month intervals, relative to standard quitline services. Under the standard model, relatively infrequent, periodic support is provided to smokers who want to quit and seek out the services. The new system will complement that effort by increasing the quality, frequency and accessibility of quit smoking support - when and where the smoker needs it most. It is hypothesized that successful abstinence rates will improve to the degree that participants utilize the support system and engage with the quitline.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01817842

Run by

Truth Initiative

People needed

803

Starts

2010-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-03-26

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Active tobacco smoker of at least 5 cigarettes / day
• Read, speak and write English
• Access to a telephone at either home or work
• Contacts DC Tobacco Quitline and makes an attempt to quit smoking

Where it is running

• United Medical Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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