Re-Connect Application for Smoking Cessation

ConditionsSmoking Cessation Acceptability of Health Care Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorRowan University

About this trial

This series of studies will explore the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of making access to smartphone applications contingent on objective evidence of smoking abstinence.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

individuals who report smoking at least 10 cigarettes per day for at least 2 years, -18 years of age or older

do not have any health complications that might interfere with the study or require more intensive treatment (e.g., emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, asthma, lactose intolerance)

report a strong desire to quit smoking (8 or higher on a 10-point Likert scale)

has prior experience using a smartphone, speak English, and are literate, will be eligible for the study.

Disqualifiers

Individuals with mental health complications that are either un-managed or that have been managed for less than 6-months

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Abstinent Contingent (AC) Re-Connect
Behavioral
Participants in this group will be able to unblock highly desired, but non-essential (e.g., social networking, shopping, games) applications contingent on meeting goals for smoking abstinence, as verified by meeting carbon monoxide goals (CO\<=6ppm).
Submission Contingent (SC) Re-Connect
Behavioral
Participants in this group will also be able to unblock their applications, but contingent on submitting CO samples and independent of meeting CO goals for smoking abstinence.

Treatment groups

82 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Abstinent Contingent (AC) Re-ConnectExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Group B: Submission Contingent (SC) Re-ConnectActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

System Usability Survey

A survey that participants in Aim 1 usability testing will complete after testing out the Re-Connect application. Focus and feedback group participants, as well as single-case design participants, will complete this survey and a score of 75 or higher will be required before moving to the RCT in Aim 2.

Time frame

through study completion, up to 12-weeks

Reconnect use (RCT, Aim 2)

Over the 6-month observation period we will track the how much and to what extent participants use Re-Connect and continue to submit CO samples.

Time frame

6-months

Duration of Re-Connect Use (RCT, Aim 2)

Over the 6-month study we will track how long participants are engaged with using Re-Connect.

Time frame

6-months

Acceptability (RCT, Aim 2)

At three time points we will have the participants complete a Treatment Acceptability Questionnaire to provide quantitative and qualitative feedback on their experience with using Re-Connect.

Time frame

6-months

Secondary outcomes

Initial Acceptability

Individuals who respond to our advertisement for a smoking cessation intervention will be given information about Re-Connect and then they will be given the option of continuing to participate or discontinuing. Participants who discontinue will be asked why they are not interested to inform future versions of the intervention to make it more widely acceptable and therefore more likely to be adopted by a broader population.

Time frame

1 day

Other outcomes

Smartphone Use Moderators

Exploratory analyses will be conducted on potential moderator variables (e.g., baseline time spent on phone, number of apps downloaded/used, types of apps used).

Time frame

6-months

Sponsors and contacts

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Rowan University

Lead sponsor

University of Kentucky

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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