Penn State TXT2STAYQUIT Study- a Texting Study to Help Hospitalized Smokers Stay Quit

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study aims to pilot a method of collecting the post-discharge follow-up data required by the Joint Commission Tobacco Measure Set, using text messages sent to and received from patients' cellular-telephones. It also aims to assess whether specially designed relapse prevention text messages designed to encourage abstinence from smoking, can increase the proportion of smokers who remain abstinent during the first month after discharge from hospital.

Detailed Description
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Participants will be those who are hospitalized at Hershey Medical Center and are interested in help to stay quit when they leave the hospital.

Official Title
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Pilot Randomized Trial of Brief Automated Smoking Cessation Intervention and Evaluation for Smokers Discharged From Hospital

Conditions
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Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Motivational Text Messages
* Behavioral: Control


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Total length of hospital stay at least 24 hours Free of cognitive impairment Read and speak English Smoked at least 20 cigarettes in 30 days prior to entering the hospital Willing to give up all forms of tobacco Has a cell phone capable of receiving text messages (cell phone is powered on and charged) Exclusion Criteria: Patient has been admitted for a transplant Patient has Intensive Care status

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 |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Motivational Text Messages<br>Motivational text messages to help participants stay quit when they leave the hospital. | Behavioral: Motivational Text Messages<br>* Motivational text messages in addition to survey questions about smoking status<br>|
| Sham Comparator: Control<br>Text messages to ask about current smoking status. | Behavioral: Control<br>* Only survey questions about smoking status<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Complete Self-reported Tobacco Abstinence During the Prior 7 Days, as Reported on Telephone Interview, 28 Days After Discharge From Hospital (With Biochemical Verification in a Sub-sample, Exhaled Carbon-monoxide < 10 Parts Per Million). | Abstinence rate at 28 days | 28 days | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Proportion of Participants Providing Smoking Cessation Status Via Text Message | proportion of participants providing data about smoking status via text message at 28 days | 28 days |