Online Survey in Studying Smoking Attitudes and Behaviors Among Current Smokers

Smoker Clinical Trial

Official title:

Self-Affirmation in the Context of Stigma-Induced Identity Threat Among Smokers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03863795
• Other study ID #: NCI-2019-01325
• Secondary ID: NCI-2019-0132519
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 4, 2019
• Est. completion date: March 23, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: August 2021
• Source: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This trial uses an online survey to study smoking attitudes and behaviors among current smokers. An online survey consisting of questions about general demographics, smoking history, smoking attitudes, smoking behaviors, smoking intentions, health and qualities of daily life may help researchers understand the differences in smoking attitudes and behaviors among current smokers.

Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To examine if self-affirmation attenuates the effects of cigarette smoking stigmatization on smoking risk perceptions, pro-smoking beliefs, and intentions to change smoking behavior. OUTLINE: Participants are recruited and pre-screened via an online crowdsourcing program called Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk). Participants then respond to a one-time research survey over 20 minutes on SurveyGizmo, an on-line survey software platform.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1100
• Est. completion date: March 23, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: March 23, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• United States (US) adult smokers.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Smoker

Intervention

Other:
• Survey Administration
Respond to SurveyGizmo survey online

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences	Rockville	Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Sorgen LJ, Ferrer RA, Klein WMP, Kaufman AR. Smoking self-concept moderates the effects of self-affirmation on smoking-related beliefs and behavioral intentions. Psychol Health. 2021 Apr 19:1-21. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1912346. [Epub ahead of print] — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Quit Intentions	Single item assessed intentions to quit smoking, 'Are you considering quitting smoking during the next 6 months?' from the 2014-2015 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (1=yes, plan to stop within the next 30 days; 2=yes, plan to stop within the next 6 months, but not within 30 days; 3=no, not thinking of quitting in the next 6 months; U.S. Census Bureau, 2016). Response options were reverse scored so that higher scores indicated greater intentions to quit.	At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes
Primary	Intentions to Switch Completely to E-cigarettes	"How likely are you to switch completely from using regular cigarettes to electronic cigarettes in the next 6 months?' 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely)	At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes
Primary	Intentions to Seek Cessation Counseling	How likely is it that in the next 6 months you will seek counseling/support to help you quit smoking? Response options were 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely).	At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes
Primary	Intentions to Reduce Smoking	How likely is it that in the next 6 months that you will reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke in a day? Response options were 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely).	At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes
Primary	Self-exempting Beliefs	Deterministic beliefs regarding smoking behaviors were evaluated using the 18-item self-exempting beliefs scale (Oakes et al., 2004).Response options were 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Items were averaged to create a composite measure of self-exempting beliefs with excellent interitem reliability, a = .91.	At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes.
Primary	Positive Cognitions About Smoking	Five items assessed positive cognitions about smoking (Fotuhi et al., 2013). Response options were 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Items were averaged to create a composite measure of self-exempting beliefs with excellent interitem reliability, a = .91.	At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes.