Reaching Rural Cancer Survivors Who Smoke Using Text-Based Program
Reaching Rural Cancer Survivors Who Smoke Using Text-Based Cessation Interventions
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
600 participants
Apr 1, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This phase III trial compares the effect of text-based cessation intervention to a manual in helping rural cancer patients who smoke, quit. Text-based scheduled gradual reduction may reduce the frequency of cigarette use to zero and may be effective in quitting smoking.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria10
- Have a cancer diagnosis within the past 10 years, and can currently be receiving curative treatment
- Not currently on hospice
- Currently smokes \>= 5 cigarettes daily
- Lives in a nonmetro/rural county (defined as having a Rural Urban Continuum Code \[RUCC\] code of 4-9)
- Patient interested in participating in a smoking cessation program, and not currently participating in a smoking cessation clinical trial
- Not currently using any smoking cessation pharmacotherapy (e.g. nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion or varenicline), or currently participating in any cessation program
- Patient has a cell phone or smart phone device with texting ability
- In order to complete the mandatory patient-completed measures, participants must be able to speak and read English
- Age \>= 18 years
- Participant must be willing to provide a urine sample.
Exclusion Criteria2
- Psychiatric illness which would prevent the patient from giving informed consent
- Patients with impaired decision-making capacity are not eligible for this study.
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Interventions
Participate in schedule gradual reduction program
Receive cessation support messages
Receive NCI's Clearing the Air booklet
Ancillary studies
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NCT05008848