Message Testing in Aging African American Smokers

Smoking Cessation Clinical Trial

— MCAAAS-2  

Official title:

Motivating Change in Aging African American Smokers - Testing Messages

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05819086
• Other study ID #: 2023-0217
• Secondary ID: SMPH/MEDICINE/GE
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 13, 2023
• Est. completion date: March 28, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this study is to examine different messages to motivate smokers who self-identify as an African American current smoker, between the ages of 50-80 years old to quit smoking. Participants will be asked to complete a survey and look at two messages.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 844
• Est. completion date: March 28, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: March 28, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 50 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Current smoker (smoking at least some days perweek)

• Ability to read and write English

• Between the ages of 50 and 80 years old

• Self identify as African American.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of Mild Cognitive Impairment or dementia

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Smoking
• Smoking Cessation

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Rate Emotional Response
Participants will view their assigned video package, and will be asked to rate their emotional response to the message
• Rate Impact of Message
Participants will view their assigned video package, and will be asked to rate the impact of the presented messages on motivation to quit smoking.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Wisconsin	Madison	Wisconsin

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Wisconsin, Madison	Centiment LLC

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Motivation to quit smoking	Measure participants' motivation to quit after viewing the flyer and video,using a 1 item scaled measurement of motivation to quit (1-7 scale, 7indicating higher motivation).	Through study completion, approximately 15 minutes
Primary	Emotional response	Measure participants' emotional response to the messages using a 1-9scaled measurement of 14 different emotions (9 indicating more emotionalresponse). Emotionality will be presented together summarizing the meanpresentation of these emotions by the different groups.	Through study completion, approximately 15 minutes