ChatGPT-Supported Text Messaging Program for Smoking Cessation

George Washington University (GW)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Smoking Cessation

Treatments: Behavioral: BeFree; Behavioral: BeFree+Bot

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07079306

GWUniversity

Details and patient eligibility

About

The current research proposal aims to explore how a purpose driven LLM ChatGPT chatbot, BeFreeBot, might enhance an evidence-based text messaging smoking cessation program, BeFree. The research will consist of a formative evaluation comparing quitting related outcomes among users of BeFree+Bot and BeFree.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• lives in the US
• smoked a cigarette within the last 7 days
• has a mobile phone
• willing to receive text messages about the health effects of smoking on their mobile phone for 30 days

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Text messages about quitting smoking and access to specialized ChatGPT chatbot

Treatment:

Behavioral: BeFree+Bot

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Text messages about quitting smoking

Treatment:

Behavioral: BeFree