The SmokefreeTXT (SFTXT) Study: Web and Mobile Data Collection to Evaluate Smoking Cessation for Young Adults
Initiatives
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The purpose of this paper is to detail the operational methods used to conduct a randomized trial comparing three different versions of the National Cancer Institute's SmokefreeText (SFTXT) program, designed for smokers 18 to 29 years of age.
Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.
- Start Year
- 2013
- End Year
- 2015
- Funding
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Visit Squiers et al.; JMIR Res Protoc. 2016
Design
- Study design
- Clinical trial cohort
Marker Paper
Squiers L, Brown D, Parvanta S, et al. The SmokefreeTXT (SFTXT) Study: Web and Mobile Data Collection to Evaluate Smoking Cessation for Young Adults. JMIR Res Protoc. 2016;5(2):e134. Published 2016 Jun 27. doi:10.2196/resprot.5653
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Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 4,432
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
Adults who smoked
Adults ages 18 - 29 who have smoked on at least 5 of the past 30 days and who want to stop smoking in the next 30 days.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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18
- Maximum age
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29
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- United States of America
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Other criteria
- Smoke cigarettes at least 5 days/month, Be interested in quitting cigarette use, Not be involved in a cessation program, Have an active email account, Be able to receive text messages on their cell phone Be the only member of your household participating in this study, Be willing to share contact information with the study team in order to share information about the study on a timely basis.
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 4,428
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
To study how well the QuitTXT program helps smokers ages 18 - 29 stop smoking.
- Start Date
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2013-06
- End Date
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2015-05
- Data sources
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Mobile data collection
- Mobile phone
- Smartphone
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Mobile data collection