An interventional study of Standard contest (1 month) and Motivational and Problem-Solving in Tobacco Use Cessation, sponsored by University of Minnesota. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-08-22.
Sponsored by University of Minnesota · Not applicable and Interventional
Standard Quit and Win contests, in which smokers typically quit for one month in return for the opportunity to win prizes, are simple and easy to implement and may be cost-effective in encouraging smokers to quit. By extending contest length and enhancing counseling content, Quit and Win contests may be more effective at encouraging smoking abstinence.
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of extended and content-enhanced Quit and Win contests to enhance smoking abstinence at college campuses.
Participants will be randomized to 1 of 4 treatment groups with varying counseling treatments and contest lengths. All participants receive a 2 week supply of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and weekly support emails. Follow-up assessment surveys occur at 1, 3, 4 and 6 months post enrollment.
Participants who have completed the follow-up assessment surveys and self-reported that they are tobacco-free will be asked to provide a urine sample in order to verify abstinence.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Smoking abstinence, 1 prize award (month 1)
Behavioral: Standard contest (1 month)
Smoking abstinence, 1 prize award (month 1) plus motivational and problem-solving counseling (MAPS - Counseling phone calls); 20 weeks.
Behavioral: Standard contest (1 month) · Behavioral: Motivational and Problem-Solving
Smoking abstinence, 3 contest prize awards (contests 1, 2 and 3)
Behavioral: Extended Contests
Extended quit and win contests (3 successive monthly contests) plus motivational and problem-solving counseling (MAPS). {Smoking abstinence, 3 contest prize awards (contests 1, 2 and 3) plus Counseling phone calls.
Behavioral: Motivational and Problem-Solving · Behavioral: Extended Contests
Smoking abstinence, 1 prize award (month 1)
Counseling phone calls
Smoking abstinence, 3 contest prize awards (contests 1, 2 and 3)
Efficacy of extended versus standard quit and win contests
The aim is to evaluate the separate and combined efficacy of increased dose of treatment and adding counseling to enhance smoking abstinence among college students
Time frame: 6 Months
Efficacy of motivational and problem solving counseling versus no counseling
The aim is to 1) determine relative cost-effectiveness of extended incentives and motivational and problem-solving (MAPS) counseling. 2) Examine potential mediators and moderators of intervention effects.
Time frame: 6 Months
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