APPSPIRE: Expanding the Reach of an Innovative Tobacco Control Program for Youth
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Consumers |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 24 |
| Updated: | 11/23/2018 |
| Start Date: | October 16, 2013 |
| End Date: | November 2020 |
Objectives:
The specific aim is to investigate the following objectives:
Objective 1.1: Develop a prototype of the APPSPIRE (phone app of a smoking prevention
interactive experience).
This objective will not involve any data analysis. Objective 1.2: At post assessment,
students enrolled in the study will qualitatively provide information about the usability and
usefulness for the prevention and cessation sites.
Objective 2.1: Investigate frequency of use of and exposure to APPSPIRE modules via an
objective measure of general use.
Objective 2.2: Investigate how feasible the program will be. Feasibility will be
operationalized for this objective. Objective 2.3: Obtain a maintained use of APPSPIRE with
high completeness and extent of completion.
Objective 2.4: Evaluate change in stage of change from baseline to about 1 and 4-month
follow-ups among participants.
The specific aim is to investigate the following objectives:
Objective 1.1: Develop a prototype of the APPSPIRE (phone app of a smoking prevention
interactive experience).
This objective will not involve any data analysis. Objective 1.2: At post assessment,
students enrolled in the study will qualitatively provide information about the usability and
usefulness for the prevention and cessation sites.
Objective 2.1: Investigate frequency of use of and exposure to APPSPIRE modules via an
objective measure of general use.
Objective 2.2: Investigate how feasible the program will be. Feasibility will be
operationalized for this objective. Objective 2.3: Obtain a maintained use of APPSPIRE with
high completeness and extent of completion.
Objective 2.4: Evaluate change in stage of change from baseline to about 1 and 4-month
follow-ups among participants.
Nonsmokers:
The study has 3 parts.
Part 1 is an initial visit with a research team member. If you agree to take part in this
study, at the initial visit you will learn details about the study, you may be asked to
participate in an audio-taped focus group, and have a chance to ask the research staff
questions. If you participate in the focus group, you are agreeing to be audio-taped during
the focus group session to ensure all of your opinions are accurately recorded. There will be
no identifying information recorded. The audio-tape files will be held by the research team
in a locked file cabinet and/or on an MD Anderson password-protected hard drive for five
years after the study ends. During the visit, you will complete an initial survey. The survey
asks about health-related attitudes and behaviors. You will be given a new smoking cessation
and prevention app to use on your smart phone at your convenience. The entire visit should
last about 1 hour.
Part 2 will be a telephone survey. You will receive a telephone call from research staff 1
month after you receive the app. During this call, you will be asked to answer some of the
survey questions from the first survey. You will also be asked questions about how you liked
the app, how easy it was to use, and how helpful it was to you. This call should last about 1
hour. You will receive a phone call reminder before each follow-up telephone call with the
date and time of the call.
Part 3 will be another telephone survey. You will receive a telephone call from research
staff 4 months after you receive the app. During this call, you will be asked to answer some
of the survey questions from the first survey. You will also be asked questions about how you
liked the app, how easy it was to use, and how helpful it was to you. This call should last
about 1 hour. You will receive a phone call reminder before each follow-up telephone call
with the date and time of the call.
All data will be saved in a password protected folder on the MD Anderson server. Only the
research team will have access to the data during data analysis.
Length of Study:
You may be on the study for up to 5 months. Your participation in this study will be over
after you complete the last phone call.
This is an investigational study. The use of the phone app to help prevent smoking is
investigational.
Up to 38 people will take part in this study. Up to 15 participants will take part in the
"non-smokers" part of this study. All of them will be enrolled at Houston Community College.
Smokers:
The study has 3 parts.
Part 1 is an initial visit with a research team member. If you agree to take part in this
study, at the initial visit you will learn details about the study, you may be asked to
participate in an audio-taped focus group, and have a chance to ask the research staff
questions. If you participate in the focus group, you are agreeing to be audio-taped during
the focus group session to ensure all of your opinions are accurately recorded. There will be
no identifying information recorded. The audio-tape files will be held by the research team
in a locked file cabinet and/or on an MD Anderson password-protected hard drive for five
years after the study ends.During the visit, you will complete an initial survey. The survey
asks about health-related attitudes and behaviors. You will be given a new smoking cessation
and prevention app to use on your smart phone at your convenience. The entire visit should
last about 1 hour.
Part 2 will be a telephone survey. You will receive a telephone call from research staff 1
month after you receive the app. During this call, you will be asked to answer some of the
survey questions from the first survey. You will also be asked questions about how you liked
the app, how easy it was to use, and how helpful it was to you. This call should last about 1
hour. You will receive a phone call reminder before each follow-up telephone call with the
date and time of the call.
Part 3 will be another telephone survey. You will receive a telephone call from research
staff 4 months after you receive the app. During this call, you will be asked to answer some
of the survey questions from the first survey. You will also be asked questions about how you
liked the app, how easy it was to use, and how helpful it was to you. This call should last
about 1 hour. You will receive a phone call reminder before each follow-up telephone call
with the date and time of the call.
All data will be saved in a password protected folder on the MD Anderson server. Only the
research team will have access to the data during data analysis.
Length of Study:
You may be on the study for up to 5 months. Your participation in this study will be over
after you complete the last phone call.
This is an investigational study. The use of the phone app to help you quit smoking is
investigational.
Up to 38 people will take part in this study. Up to 15 participants will take part in the
"smokers" part of this study. All of them will be enrolled at Houston Community College.
The study has 3 parts.
Part 1 is an initial visit with a research team member. If you agree to take part in this
study, at the initial visit you will learn details about the study, you may be asked to
participate in an audio-taped focus group, and have a chance to ask the research staff
questions. If you participate in the focus group, you are agreeing to be audio-taped during
the focus group session to ensure all of your opinions are accurately recorded. There will be
no identifying information recorded. The audio-tape files will be held by the research team
in a locked file cabinet and/or on an MD Anderson password-protected hard drive for five
years after the study ends. During the visit, you will complete an initial survey. The survey
asks about health-related attitudes and behaviors. You will be given a new smoking cessation
and prevention app to use on your smart phone at your convenience. The entire visit should
last about 1 hour.
Part 2 will be a telephone survey. You will receive a telephone call from research staff 1
month after you receive the app. During this call, you will be asked to answer some of the
survey questions from the first survey. You will also be asked questions about how you liked
the app, how easy it was to use, and how helpful it was to you. This call should last about 1
hour. You will receive a phone call reminder before each follow-up telephone call with the
date and time of the call.
Part 3 will be another telephone survey. You will receive a telephone call from research
staff 4 months after you receive the app. During this call, you will be asked to answer some
of the survey questions from the first survey. You will also be asked questions about how you
liked the app, how easy it was to use, and how helpful it was to you. This call should last
about 1 hour. You will receive a phone call reminder before each follow-up telephone call
with the date and time of the call.
All data will be saved in a password protected folder on the MD Anderson server. Only the
research team will have access to the data during data analysis.
Length of Study:
You may be on the study for up to 5 months. Your participation in this study will be over
after you complete the last phone call.
This is an investigational study. The use of the phone app to help prevent smoking is
investigational.
Up to 38 people will take part in this study. Up to 15 participants will take part in the
"non-smokers" part of this study. All of them will be enrolled at Houston Community College.
Smokers:
The study has 3 parts.
Part 1 is an initial visit with a research team member. If you agree to take part in this
study, at the initial visit you will learn details about the study, you may be asked to
participate in an audio-taped focus group, and have a chance to ask the research staff
questions. If you participate in the focus group, you are agreeing to be audio-taped during
the focus group session to ensure all of your opinions are accurately recorded. There will be
no identifying information recorded. The audio-tape files will be held by the research team
in a locked file cabinet and/or on an MD Anderson password-protected hard drive for five
years after the study ends.During the visit, you will complete an initial survey. The survey
asks about health-related attitudes and behaviors. You will be given a new smoking cessation
and prevention app to use on your smart phone at your convenience. The entire visit should
last about 1 hour.
Part 2 will be a telephone survey. You will receive a telephone call from research staff 1
month after you receive the app. During this call, you will be asked to answer some of the
survey questions from the first survey. You will also be asked questions about how you liked
the app, how easy it was to use, and how helpful it was to you. This call should last about 1
hour. You will receive a phone call reminder before each follow-up telephone call with the
date and time of the call.
Part 3 will be another telephone survey. You will receive a telephone call from research
staff 4 months after you receive the app. During this call, you will be asked to answer some
of the survey questions from the first survey. You will also be asked questions about how you
liked the app, how easy it was to use, and how helpful it was to you. This call should last
about 1 hour. You will receive a phone call reminder before each follow-up telephone call
with the date and time of the call.
All data will be saved in a password protected folder on the MD Anderson server. Only the
research team will have access to the data during data analysis.
Length of Study:
You may be on the study for up to 5 months. Your participation in this study will be over
after you complete the last phone call.
This is an investigational study. The use of the phone app to help you quit smoking is
investigational.
Up to 38 people will take part in this study. Up to 15 participants will take part in the
"smokers" part of this study. All of them will be enrolled at Houston Community College.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Student at Houston Community College (HCC)
2. Age 18-24
3. Speak and read English
4. Own an iPhone
5. Be enrolled in at least one class at HCC
6. Provide current contact information
7. Smoke 1 or more cigarettes a day (cessation group)
8. Have access to the Internet (cessation and prevention/advocacy groups)
9. Evidence of smoking susceptibility as defined by the Smoking Susceptibility Scale
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Does not plan to continue as a student at their campus sometime during the year of the
study (cessation and prevention/advocacy groups)
2. Current tobacco use (prevention/advocacy group)
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