RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06675526

Detour: a Smartphone Game to Help Youth Quit Smoking

Sponsor

Behavioural Science Institute

Enrollment

604 participants

Start Date

Jul 5, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Smoking Cessation Social Behavior Adolescent Behavior Smoking Reduction

Summary

The researchers are testing a mobile game (named Detour) to support smoking cessation in adolescents and young adults (16-25 years). The game will be tested in a randomized-controlled trial (RCT) where Detour is tested against a digital self-help brochure ("Jouw eigen plan om te stoppen met roken" \[in English: Your personal plan to quit smoking\]) as the active control group. The researchers will recruit 604 participants (aged 16-25) and randomly assign them to receive the game or brochure intervention. The duration between pre-test and post-test for both groups is 5 weeks during which participants can access (parts of) their respective intervention. All participants quit smoking at the end of week 1 of the intervention period. Data is collected on smoking behaviour, intervention usage, and emotional well-being.

Eligibility

Min Age: 16 YearsMax Age: 25 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This clinical trial is studying a behavioral approach called Detour and a behavioral approach called Self-help brochure for people with adolescent behavior, smoking cessation, and other related conditions. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location. People eligible for this study include aged 16 Years to 25 Years.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALDetour

"Detour" is a mobile game designed to assist youth with smoking cessation. First, Detour targets stimuli devaluation using a gamified go/no-go training. Second, the researchers aimed to reduce delay discounting in two ways; 1) players can replace neutral images in the go/no-go training with positive images from their own lives related to their future self; 2) players can set and monitor personal goals via the game, to promote future-self priming. Third, participants join a social shell comprising Instagram and TikTok content to provide psychoeducation about quitting smoking and to interact with fellow players who quit simultaneously. Finally, the timing and content of in-game messaging is personalized to each participant based on information provided in an ecological momentary assessment component and a stop plan filled out during the week before the quit attempt.

BEHAVIORALSelf-help brochure

The brochure provides guidelines to independently design a stop-plan including questions about seeking support from others, strategies to fight cravings, and setting rewards for milestones after quitting. Participants will be encouraged to complete this stop-plan in week 0 of the intervention, so the week before quit day. Additionally, the brochure includes psychoeducational information that is valuable when planning to quit smoking.