Evaluating the Feasibility and Efficacy of a Real-time Smoking Intervention Using Wearable Technology

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tobacco Use Cessation

Treatments: Behavioral: Standard Treatment; Behavioral: Real-Time Smoking Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04172623

2000024740

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will use wearable technology to test the feasibility and efficacy of delivering a novel real-time smoking intervention to improve standard tobacco treatment.

Full description

The goals of this project include evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, and helpfulness of the real-time smoking intervention and to assess the preliminary efficacy of the real-time intervention as an adjunct to standard tobacco treatment. Rates of adherence, participant satisfaction, and perceived usefulness will be evaluated through post-treatment interviews and ratings. Biochemically confirmed 7-day point prevalence abstinence will be compared between the experimental and control groups at the end of treatment (week 8).

Enrollment: 58 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 or older
• Able to read English
• Cigarette smoker
• Seeking smoking cessation treatment

Exclusion criteria

• Serious psychiatric or medical condition
• Unable or unwilling to complete study protocol

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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58 participants in 2 patient groups

Real-Time Smoking Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Adult smokers will use wearable technology in order to receive real-time feedback as a smoking intervention in addition to standard treatment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Real-Time Smoking Intervention

Behavioral: Standard Treatment

Standard Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Adult smokers will receive standard outpatient tobacco treatment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard Treatment