Pro-Change Smoking Cessation Intervention

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether a behavioral economics solution impacts smoking cessation program engagement and quit rates.

Detailed Description
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The behavioral economics solution is a weekly regret contest in which participants can win or miss out on money based on their behavior.

Official Title
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Software to Translate Behavioral Economics Insights to Improve Health (Phase 2b)

Conditions
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Tobacco Smoking Cessation, Motivation

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Behavioral economics incentives
* Other: Minimal incentives


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Be current tobacco users (specifically smokers) Be 18 years old or over Exclusion Criteria: Pregnant women

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Other: Usual care with minimal incentives<br>Participants in this arm receive usual care from the Pro-Change smoking cessation program, and receive compensation for enrolling and completing a survey at the end of the study. | Other: Minimal incentives<br>* Minimal financial incentives to promote engagement and outcomes in a smoking cessation intervention.<br>|
| Active Comparator: Usual care with BE incentives<br>Participants in this arm receive usual care from the Pro-Change smoking cessation program, the chance to win money based on their behavior (behavioral economics incentives), and receive compensation for enrolling and completing a survey at the end of the study. | Behavioral: Behavioral economics incentives<br>* Behavioral economics-informed incentives to promote engagement and outcomes in a smoking cessation intervention.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Average Number of Completed Sessions Per Participant | Engagement rates for the intervention will be higher relative to the control arm. Engagement is measured by the number of complete tobacco cessation sessions per participant. | Every 30 days for up to 6 months post-enrollment | 
| Outcome of Smoking Cessation Intervention | Quit levels for the intervention will be higher relative to the control arm. Quit level is defined as a participant who progresses to the stage in the tobacco cessation program where they quit smoking. The quit stages are levels 4 and 5 of the tobacco cessation program. | Every 30 days for up to 6 months post-enrollment | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Tobacco smoking cessation, Motivation