Comparison of Four Different Smoking Cessation Programmes (Fristart)

University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Self-efficacy; Smoking; Smoking Cessation

Treatments: Device: Interactive web-based smoking cessation programme; Device: Proactive telephone counselling; Device: Standard 15-minute telephone counselling; Device: Self-help material

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01487642

NIPH-2066

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of the study is to compare the efficacy of four different smoking cessation programmes, including a proactive telephone counseling intervention, a reactive telephone counseling a and an interactive web-based intervention and (as control) written self-help material.

Full description

Smoking remains the most important threat to public health. The majority of smokers wish to quit smoking and every year a substantial part of smokers makes a quit attempt. However, the majority of smokers tries to quit unassisted and existing smoking cessation interventions are underused. In this study we test the effectiveness of four different smoking cessation interventions in a randomized controlled trial. The study provides knowledge on factors important for recruitment and gives indication on potential reach of interventions among the general population. This knowledge can help us in designing interventions that is both effective but also have a high reach in the general population.

Enrollment: 1,600 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 16 and older
• Current smoker: Willing to quit smoking within the next 12 weeks
• Having a regular access to Internet
• Having a personal e-mail address
• Having a personal mobile cell phone with a Danish number
• Given informed consent
• Can read and understand Danish

Exclusion criteria

• Less than 16 years of age
• No personal e-mail address
• No personal mobile cell phone
• Not able to give informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1,600 participants in 4 patient groups

Telephone counselling

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Standard 15-minute telephone counselling

Device: Proactive telephone counselling

Proactive telephone counselling

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Proactive telephone counselling

web-based smoking cessation programme

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Interactive web-based smoking cessation programme

Self-help material

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Self-help material