An Interactive Smartphone Application to Motivate Smokers to Quit (StepOne)

University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Smoking Behaviors; Smoking Cessation

Treatments: Behavioral: StepOne Smartphone Application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05799625

20220696-01H

Details and patient eligibility

About

Prospective, randomized, single-blinded, blinded-endpoint trial to determine the impact of a smartphone application-based program to motivate smokers to increase readiness to quit, make quit attempts, and quit smoking.

Full description

Prospective, randomized, single-blinded, blinded-endpoint trial to determine the impact of a smartphone application-based program to motivate smokers to increase readiness to quit, make quit attempts, and quit smoking. The intervention has been designed based by a team of scientist, taking principles of change behaviour into consideration. The application incorporates daily reminders, gamification, and models of habit formation to engage users. It will support participants to reflect on their smoking in a holistic manner through questions and activities.

Enrollment: 382 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older.
• Living in Ontario, Canada.
• Current smoker who indicates they are not interested in quitting within the next 30-days.
• Have access to and regularly use a smartphone with internet access.
• Read, write, speaks English or French.
• Available and willing to participate in follow-up assessments over the next 6 months.
• Able to provide consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Planning on quitting smoking within the next 30-days.
• Cognitively impaired or experiencing acute psychiatric illness that would alter their ability to participate.
• Institutionalized at a retirement home, nursing home or long-term care facility.
• Has morbid illness which will prevent completion of 6-month follow-up (e.g., receiving palliative care).
• Participating in another smoking cessation program

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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382 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual Care

No Intervention group

Description:

Eligible smokers randomized to usual care will receive an educational brochure for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute's Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation (OMSC) Community Program. The brochure will include information about the OMSC Community Program and how to register for it to receive assistance to quit smoking.

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Eligible smokers randomized to the intervention group will be asked to download the StepOne smartphone application onto their smartphone via the Apple Store or Google Play Store. They will be provided with a unique ID and unique code, which will enable them to log into the StepOne smartphone application to begin the 14-day program. Users will interact with the application in the morning and evening; the exact time of the engagement is selected by the participant and ideally at a time that maximizes the likelihood of engaging with the activity. The application incorporates interactive educational material, daily reminders, gamification, and models of habit formation to engage users. As with any other smartphone application, users can turn off notifications if they choose to do so. New content and activities will be shared daily.

Treatment:

Behavioral: StepOne Smartphone Application