Internet and Telephone Counseling for Smoking Cessation
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 90 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | August 2004 |
| End Date: | December 2015 |
RATIONALE: Computer-assisted stop-smoking plans and telephone counseling may help people
stop smoking. It is not yet known which computer-based smoking cessation program is more
effective with or without telephone counseling in helping smokers quit smoking.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying two different computer-based smoking
cessation programs to compare how well they work with or without telephone counseling in
helping smokers quit smoking.
stop smoking. It is not yet known which computer-based smoking cessation program is more
effective with or without telephone counseling in helping smokers quit smoking.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying two different computer-based smoking
cessation programs to compare how well they work with or without telephone counseling in
helping smokers quit smoking.
OBJECTIVES:
- Compare the efficacy of premium internet intervention vs premium internet with
telephone intervention vs basic internet intervention, as determined by 7-day point
prevalence abstinence at 12 months, in adult smokers.
- Compare the cost-effectiveness of these interventions in promoting smoking cessation.
- Determine the effects of internet-based interventions on measured use of the
intervention (frequency and duration of use, utilization of behavioral coping, expert
advices, and e-mail) in these patients.
- Determine the effects of internet-based interventions on variables important for
behavior change including mediators (e.g., self-efficacy, use of internet social
support) and moderators (e.g., gender, baseline motivation) of outcomes in these
patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified
according to gender and baseline motivation level. Patients are randomized to 1 of 3
intervention arms.
- Arm I (basic internet program): Patients are directed to a website of existing QuitNet™
smoking cessation materials. These materials are not tailored and have no interactive
features.
- Arm II (premium internet program): Patients receive free 6-month access to the QuitNet™
website including interactive and individualized intervention features.
- Arm III (premium internet program plus telephone counseling): Patients receive free
access to the QuitNet™ website as in arm II. Patients also receive up to 5 telephone
counseling sessions, scheduled at their convenience.
All patients are assessed at baseline and then at 3, 6, 12, and 18 months.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 2,205 patients will be accrued for this study.
- Compare the efficacy of premium internet intervention vs premium internet with
telephone intervention vs basic internet intervention, as determined by 7-day point
prevalence abstinence at 12 months, in adult smokers.
- Compare the cost-effectiveness of these interventions in promoting smoking cessation.
- Determine the effects of internet-based interventions on measured use of the
intervention (frequency and duration of use, utilization of behavioral coping, expert
advices, and e-mail) in these patients.
- Determine the effects of internet-based interventions on variables important for
behavior change including mediators (e.g., self-efficacy, use of internet social
support) and moderators (e.g., gender, baseline motivation) of outcomes in these
patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified
according to gender and baseline motivation level. Patients are randomized to 1 of 3
intervention arms.
- Arm I (basic internet program): Patients are directed to a website of existing QuitNet™
smoking cessation materials. These materials are not tailored and have no interactive
features.
- Arm II (premium internet program): Patients receive free 6-month access to the QuitNet™
website including interactive and individualized intervention features.
- Arm III (premium internet program plus telephone counseling): Patients receive free
access to the QuitNet™ website as in arm II. Patients also receive up to 5 telephone
counseling sessions, scheduled at their convenience.
All patients are assessed at baseline and then at 3, 6, 12, and 18 months.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 2,205 patients will be accrued for this study.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Smokes at least 5 cigarettes a day
- No prior use of QuitNet website
- Must have access to the internet and a telephone at home or work
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Not specified
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- Not specified
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