SMS Turkey: Harnessing the Power of Text Messaging to Promote Smoking Cessation

Smoking Clinical Trial

— SMS Turkey  

Official title:

SMS Turkey: Harnessing the Power of TXT Messaging to Promote Smoking Cessation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00912795
• Other study ID #: ISK-NIH-FIC7918
• Secondary ID: 5R01TW007918
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• First received: May 19, 2009
• Last updated: January 31, 2012
• Start date: January 2009
• Est. completion date: September 2011

Study information

• Verified date: January 2012
• Source: Center for Innovative Public Health Research
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review BoardTurkey: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop and test a text messaging-based smoking cessation program for adults who are currently smoking and want to quit, living in Turkey.

Description:

Smoking has long been recognized as a significant public health concern associated with great morbidity and mortality. Although smoking rates have decreased in high income countries, these trends have not been noted for tow and middle income countries. This is especially true in Turkey, which was ranked 6th in the world in smoking consumption. Between 51-63% of Turkish men and 24-26% of Turkish women 15 years of age and older are smokers. With lung cancer the leading cancer-related cause of death for both men and women, effective and accessible smoking cessation interventions are needed. Cell phone technology represents a unique opportunity to deliver evidenced-based smoking cessation behavioral treatments through a delivery mechanism already widely adopted by adults. An estimated 35 million Turks were using cell phones, making them 1.8 times more common than land lines. Cell phone interventions are a unique delivery method because of their 'always on' capability. The rapid uptake of cell phones allows us to potentially reach those who might otherwise not utilize smoking cessation services.

We propose to design and evaluate an evidenced-based smoking intervention that takes advantage of technologies adopted by adult smokers in Turkey. SMS (Smoking Management System) Turkey will have both wide reach and high impact.

To do so, we bring together a multi-national team of smoking and technology health experts dedicated to building the capacity of smoking cessation research expertise in Turkey to reduce the public health burden associated with smoking in Turkey.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 151
• Est. completion date: September 2011
• Est. primary completion date: September 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older

• Currently smoking every day

• Owning a TXT-capable cell phone

• Sent or received TXT messages at least once in the past year

• Living in Ankara (to ease technology support if necessary)

• Agreement to set quit day in 15 days from enrollment date

• Agreement to verification of smoking cessation using a carbon monoxide breath monitor

Exclusion Criteria:

• No chronic disease.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Smoking

Intervention

Behavioral:
• SMS Turkey
6-week smoking cessation program delivered via text messaging

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Hacettepe University	Ankara

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Center for Innovative Public Health Research	Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (1)

Ybarra ML, Bagci Bosi AT, Bilir N, Holtrop JS, Korchmaros J, Emri S. Interest in technology-based and traditional smoking cessation programs among adult smokers in Ankara, Turkey. Tob Induc Dis. 2011 Aug 1;9:10. doi: 10.1186/1617-9625-9-10. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	12-week continuous abstinence	self-reported continuous abstinence since quit day (<=5 cigarettes), verified with carbon monoxide reading (<=8ppm)	12-weeks post-quit day	No