Penn State TXT2STAYQUIT Study- a Texting Study to Help Hospitalized Smokers Stay Quit

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes

In brief

This study aims to pilot a method of collecting the post-discharge follow-up data required by the Joint Commission Tobacco Measure Set, using text messages sent to and received from patients' cellular-telephones. It also aims to assess whether specially designed relapse prevention text messages designed to encourage abstinence from smoking, can increase the proportion of smokers who remain abstinent during the first month after discharge from hospital.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02986711

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

158

Starts

2013-12-01

Expected to finish

2015-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-12-19

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Total length of hospital stay at least 24 hours
• Free of cognitive impairment
• Read and speak English
• Smoked at least 20 cigarettes in 30 days prior to entering the hospital
• Willing to give up all forms of tobacco
• Has a cell phone capable of receiving text messages (cell phone is powered on and charged)

You may not qualify if…

• Patient has been admitted for a transplant
• Patient has Intensive Care status

Where it is running

• Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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