Website Smoking Cessation Intervention for the Promotion of Smoking Cessation in Low-Income Veterans

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Cigarette Smoking-Related Carcinoma

In brief

This phase I trial studies how well a new electronic (e)-health smoking cessation program (called Vet Flexiquit) works in promoting smoking cessation in low-income veterans who may or may not be ready to quit smoking. The study will compare the new website smoking cessation program to the current standard care website smoking cessation program offered by the Veterans Administration (VA). Both website interventions will be accompanied by a text messaging program that includes: (1) motivational messages, and (2) reminders to use the assigned program. Both of the website interventions can help smokers quit or cut back on how much they smoke, thus dramatically reducing their chances of developing tobacco-related health conditions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04502524

Run by

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

People needed

53

Starts

2021-02-03

Expected to finish

2022-01-28

Last updated by the study team

2023-04-07

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Participants must be a US veteran
• Participants must be low-income, as defined by falling below Veterans Health Administration (VHA) national income threshold for no-cost healthcare
• Participants must be a current smoker, averaging at least 5 cigarettes/day for the last 30 days
• Participants must have weekly internet access for the next 3 months
• Participants must self-report current use of a personal email address to receive the link to their assigned web site
• Participants must self-report being willing to complete all study activities
• Participants must be willing to receive study-related text messages

You may not qualify if…

• Currently taking part in any other smoking cessation treatment such as the nicotine patch, nicotine gum, Zyban, in-person counseling, telephone counseling, using a web-based or app-based cessation program
• Have recent (past 30 days) substance use disorder, suicidal ideation, or psychiatric hospitalization
• Previous participation in the treatment development stage of the new smoking cessation website program
• Prior use of the SmokefreeVET web site
• Member of the same household as another research participant
• Woman who is pregnant or breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant

Where it is running

• Bedford VA Research Corporation, Inc. — Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

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