Adapt2Quit - An Adaptive Motivational System for Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Smokers (A2Q)

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tobacco Smoking

Treatments: Behavioral: Adapt2Quit; Behavioral: Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04720625

H00018991

1R01CA240551-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this research is to test the Adapt2Quit computer program that uses participant input (message rating on how much the text motivational message might influence one to quit smoking) to select and text motivational messages that are more likely to help a user stop smoking. This Adapt2Quit system will be compared with a quitline facilitation-only control (text messages will be sent to facilitate quitline use). The primary research hypothesis is that the Adapt2Quit recommender-selected messages will be more effective than a texting quitline facilitation-only control for smoking cessation among socioeconomically disadvantaged (SED) smokers.

Enrollment: 757 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Current smoker
• Socioeconomically disadvantaged (SED) (using the following criteria: unemployed or underemployed, low income as defined by the federal poverty level guidelines, uninsured or underinsured, and/or have less than a high school education)
• English-speaking
• Active in care (at least two clinical visits in the last year)
• Have a texting-enabled cell phone

Exclusion criteria

• Not a current smoker
• Adults unable to consent
• Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
• Prisoners
• Pregnant women
• Pilot study participants

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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757 participants in 2 patient groups

Adapt2Quit

Experimental group

Description:

These participants will receive Adapt2Quit motivational messaging and quitline facilitation messaging for 6 months.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Adapt2Quit

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

These participants will receive quitline facilitation-only messaging for 6 months.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control