Tobacco Status Project: Social Media Intervention for Young Adult Smokers

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This randomized clinical trial will test the efficacy of a Facebook intervention based on the Transtheoretical Model (Prochaska and DiClemente) and US Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guidelines with young adults who smoke cigarettes who are age 18 to 25 (N=480).

Detailed Description
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Participants will be randomized to one of two conditions: (1) a Facebook-delivered intervention tailored to readiness to quit smoking; or (2) the control condition (referral to the Smokefree.gov website). The intervention will include 12 weeks of Facebook-based messages and activities tailored to participants' stage of change. Assessments will occur at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months follow-up. Assessments will include measures on smoking patterns and thoughts about abstinence. All participants who report no past 7-day smoking will be asked to give biochemical verification of smoking status with saliva cotinine test kits that will be mailed to participants.

Official Title
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Social Media Intervention for Young Adult Smokers

Conditions
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Smoking

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Facebook intervention
* Behavioral: Smokefree.gov


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: ages 18-25 years old english literate have access to Smartphone or computer with camera indicate they go on Facebook most (≥ 4) days per week have smoked ≥100 cigarettes in their lives and currently smoke at least 1 cigarette per day on 3 or more days of the week Exclusion Criteria: do not read English younger than 18 or older than 25 years of age do not have access to a Smartphone or computer with a camera only go on Facebook 3 or fewer days a week have smoked less than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime or do not currently smoke at least 1 cigarette per day on 3 or more days of the week

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 25 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: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Facebook intervention<br>Assignment to private group on Facebook with 3 months of content delivered to the group. | Behavioral: Facebook intervention<br>* 90 days of Facebook messaging, weekly Ask the Doctor sessions<br>|
| Active Comparator: Referral<br>Referral to smokefree.gov website | Behavioral: Smokefree.gov<br>* referral to the NCI Smokefree.gov website<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 3 months | Reports of no smoking in the 7 days prior to the 3 month assessment. Biochemical verification of abstinence will also be recorded. | 3 months post baseline | 
| 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 6 months | Reports of no smoking in the 7 days prior to the 6 month assessment. Biochemical verification of abstinence will also be recorded. | 6 months post baseline | 
| 7-day point prevalence abstinence at 12 months | Reports of no smoking in the 7 days prior to the 12 month assessment. Biochemical verification of abstinence will also be recorded. | 12 months post baseline | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reduction in cigarettes smoked by at least 50% between Baseline and each follow-up timepoint | Reduction will be assessed at 3, 6, and 12 month follow-ups. | 3, 6, and 12 months post baseline | 
| Quit attempts | Quit attempt during the follow-up period at 3, 6, and 12 months post-baseline. | 3, 6, and 12 month post-baseline | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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intervention, young adults, Internet, social media, mobile health, Tobacco, cigarettes, cessation