Trial reportBMJ open2014
Diffusion of an evidence-based smoking cessation intervention through Facebook: a randomised controlled trial study protocol.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01746472 (Online Social Networks for Dissemination of Smoking Cessation Interventions), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Online Social Networks for Dissemination of Smoking Cessation Interventions
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review of social media interventions for smoking cessation.Addictive behaviors · 2017Pooled it
- Internet-based interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Evaluating the Efficacy of a Social Media-Based Intervention (Warna-Warni Waktu) to Improve Body Image Among Young Indonesian Women: Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
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- Diffusion of an Evidence-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention Through Facebook: A Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of public health · 2016Trial
- A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Test of a Behavioral Intervention to Improve Adherence to Dietary Recommendations for Cancer Prevention.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterTrial
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- Innovative approaches to support smoking cessation for individuals with mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.Expert review of respiratory medicine · 2017Review
- Internet as a Source of Long-Term and Real-Time Professional, Psychological, and Nutritional Treatment: A Qualitative Case Study Among Former Israeli Soviet Union Immigrants.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Article
- Online tobacco websites and online communities-who uses them and do users quit smoking? The quit-primo and national dental practice-based research network Hi-Quit studies.Translational behavioral medicine · 2016Article
- Prioritizing the mHealth Design Space: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Smokers' Perspectives.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2016Article
- Update on Smoking Cessation: E-Cigarettes, Emerging Tobacco Products Trends, and New Technology-Based Interventions.Current psychiatry reports · 2016Review
- The Past, Present, and Future of Nicotine Addiction Therapy.Annual review of medicine · 2016Review
- Effects of Social Network Exposure on Nutritional Learning: Development of an Online Educational Platform.JMIR serious games · 2015Article
- Impact of Baseline Assessment Modality on Enrollment and Retention in a Facebook Smoking Cessation Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Article
- Prevalence and Frequency of mHealth and eHealth Use Among US and UK Smokers and Differences by Motivation to Quit.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Article
- A Scalable Framework to Detect Personal Health Mentions on Twitter.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Article
- Internet-based implementation of non-pharmacological interventions of the "people getting a grip on arthritis" educational program: an international online knowledge translation randomized controlled trial design protocol.JMIR research protocols · 2015Article
- Facebook apps for smoking cessation: a review of content and adherence to evidence-based guidelines.Journal of medical Internet research · 2014Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionOnline social networks represent a potential mechanism for the dissemination of health interventions including smoking cessation; however, which elements of an intervention determine diffusion between participants is unclear. Diffusion is frequently measured using R, the reproductive rate, which is determined by the duration of use (t), the 'contagiousness' of an intervention (β) and a participant's total contacts (z). We have developed a Facebook 'app' that allows us to enable or disable various components designed to impact the duration of use (expanded content, proactive contact), contagiousness (active and passive sharing) and number of contacts (use by non-smoker supporters). We hypothesised that these elements would be synergistic in their impact on R, while including non-smokers would induce a 'carrier' state allowing the app to bridge clusters of smokers. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This study is a fractional factorial, randomised control trial of the diffusion of a Facebook application for smoking cessation. Participants recruited through online advertising are randomised to 1 of 12 cells and serve as 'seed' users. All user interactions are tracked, including social interactions with friends. Individuals installing the application that can be traced back to a seed participant are deemed 'descendants' and form the outcome of interest. Analysis will be conducted using Poisson regression, with event count as the outcome and the number of seeds in the cell as the exposure.
resultsThe results will be reported as a baseline R0 for the reference group, and incidence rate ratio for the remainder of predictors. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study uses an abbreviated consent process designed to minimise barriers to adoption and was deemed to be minimal risk by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Results will be disseminated through traditional academic literature as well as social media. If feasible, anonymised data and underlying source code are intended to be made available under an open source license. CLINICALTRIALSGOV REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT01746472.
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