Quit and Win Contests to Improve Smoking Cessation Among College Students
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Smoking Cessation |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 11/30/2013 |
| Start Date: | April 2010 |
| End Date: | March 2014 |
| Contact: | Janet L. Thomas, Ph.D. |
| Email: | jthomas@umn.edu |
| Phone: | 612-625-0414 |
Enhancing Quit and Win Contests to Improve Smoking Cessation Among College Students
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.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Enrolled full or part-time at one of the participating campuses
- Smoke at least 10 days per month
- Intending to be in school for the entire academic year (i.e., next 2 semesters)
- Willing to provide a baseline urine sample to verify smoking status
- Able to read English
- Access to working telephone for phone-based counseling and surveys
- Access to a computer with internet access
- Provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior to concurrent enrollment in this study through a different college campus or in
a different academic year
- those who have used a cessation aid within the last 7 days
- pregnant or planning to become pregnant in next 3 months
We found this trial at
1
site
425 E River Pkwy # 754
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
612-624-2620
Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota The Masonic Cancer Center was founded in 1991....
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