Take A Break - Rural Study for Smoking Cessation
This study, called "Take a Break - Rural," is testing new ways to help people in rural areas who smoke but aren't quite ready to quit. It compares two approaches: one uses a program called "Take a Break" along with Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) samples, and the other uses NRT samples alone. The "Take a Break" program encourages you to try being smoke-free for two weeks. The study wants to see how many people get involved and if these programs help people stop smoking after 6 months. To join, you need to be at least 18, speak English, be able to get texts, and currently smoke but not be actively trying to quit within the next 30 days. The study plans to enroll 800 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with an unclear phase, planning to enroll 800 participants. It compares two behavioral interventions: "Take a Break plus Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) Sampling" and a "Comparison" group receiving NRT sampling only.
- What's involved
- The main element of the "Take a Break" intervention is a two-week challenge where you report days you are smoke-free, preceded by a 1-week training challenge.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for smoking cessation at 6 months after the intervention.
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Take A Break - Rural
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Thomas K Houston, MD, MPH · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Rajani Sadasivam, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · UMass Chan Medical School
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What this trial measures
- Number of participants engagedMonthly from initial training to end of referral period year 1 to year 4 longitudinally
Referral rate of participants by EMS personnel
- Follow-up smoking cessation6 months
Point prevalent cessation is measured by the number of participants with a decreased carbon monoxide level as verified by carbon monoxide levels in blood.