VR Smoking Cessation During a Dental Hygiene Visit

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Conditions studied: Smoking Cessation

In brief

The goal of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to test whether a smoking cessation induction intervention delivered during a dental cleaning appointment increases the utilization of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for smoking cessation within 7 months post-dental cleaning appointment. Approximately 400 cigarette smokers who are scheduled for a dental cleaning appointment at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) patient treatment center will be recruited and enrolled. Participants will be randomized to either the intervention or control group

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04524533

Run by

Boston University

People needed

440

Starts

2021-01-04

Expected to finish

2025-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-26

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patient of the Boston University, Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine treatment center with an upcoming dental hygiene appointment (dental prophylaxis or scaling and root planing)
• Self-reported smoking 100 cigarettes or more (not including e-cigarettes or vaping) in lifetime
• Self-reported smoking any cigarette (not including e-cigarettes or vaping) in the preceding week
• Self-reported cigarettes (not including e-cigarettes or vaping) 'some days', 'most days' or 'every day' in the preceding week
• Is able to understand written and spoken study materials
• Score of 'Never,' 'Rarely' or 'Sometimes' on the validated single-item literacy screener ("How often do you need to have someone help you when you read instructions, pamphlets, or other written material from your doctor, dentist, or pharmacy?")
• Self-reported visual capacity to watch a video as indicated by the score 'Some difficulty' or 'No difficulty' to: "How much difficulty do you have with your vision, even when wearing glasses?"
• Self-reported ability to wear headphones that are inserted partially inside the ear
• Self-reported use of text messaging at least once in the preceding month
• Self-reported access to necessary resources for intervention: Cell phone capable of text messaging
• Live in Massachusetts
• Stated willingness to comply with text message program procedures (receive and respond to text messages for 4-weeks)

You may not qualify if…

• Participation in another treatment or intervention study for smoking cessation or research involving text messaging
• Current use of medications for smoking cessation or smoking reduction (nicotine replacement product, or non-nicotine medications) whether prescribed or not
• Failure to complete the pre-dental clinic appointment procedure before the start of the dental appointment (opt-into the text message program and complete the baseline questionnaire)
• Failure to show up to scheduled dental appointment at the clinic
• Previous participation in the pilot phase
• Could not watch video during dental appointment

Where it is running

• Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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