Text Message Support to Prevent Smoking Relapse

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Conditions studied: Tobacco Use Disorder

In brief

The purpose of this research is to test a text message intervention for people who are beginning an attempt to quit smoking. The intervention seeks to teach people to think about their cravings to smoke in more helpful ways. The investigators expect that participants receiving the text message craving program will be less likely to begin smoking again compared to participants in a control condition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02968095

Run by

Miami University

People needed

58

Starts

2018-08-07

Expected to finish

2019-08-23

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 or older
• Current daily smoking defined as smoking ≥5 cigarettes per day and having smoked for at least 3 months. During the first visit smoking status will be verified by a Carbon Monoxide level of at least 8 parts per million.
• Have a mobile phone and use text messaging at least monthly
• Be planning to quit smoking without pharmacological help.

You may not qualify if…

• Significant cognitive impairment
• Current therapy or pharmacological intervention for smoking or nicotine cravings
• Inability to read English

Where it is running

• Miami University — Oxford, Ohio, United States

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