Trial reportBMC public health2014
Efficacy of an Internet and SMS-based integrated smoking cessation and alcohol intervention for smoking cessation in young people: study protocol of a two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Tobacco cessation interventions for young people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Internet-based interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Mobile phone-based interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Mobile App Intervention to Reduce Substance Use, Gambling, and Digital Media Use in Vocational School Students: Exploratory Analysis of the Intervention Arm of a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of a Mobile App-Based Coaching Program for Addiction Prevention among Apprentices: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Heterogeneous treatment effects of a text messaging smoking cessation intervention among university students.PloS one · 2020Trial
- Applications of Behavioral Change Theories and Models in Health Promotion Interventions: A Rapid Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effects of a Text Messaging Smoking Cessation Intervention Among Online Help Seekers and Primary Health Care Visitors in Sweden: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Using a Bayesian Group Sequential Design.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Mobile phone text messaging and app-based interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Review
- Engagement Within a Mobile Phone-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Adolescents and its Association With Participant Characteristics and Outcomes.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Article
- A Mobile Phone-Based Life Skills Training Program for Substance Use Prevention Among Adolescents: Pre-Post Study on the Acceptance and Potential Effectiveness of the Program, Ready4life.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2017Article
- An Ecological Momentary Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Young Adults Delivered During Drinking Events: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2017Article
- Design Considerations for Smoking Cessation Apps: Feedback From Nicotine Dependence Treatment Providers and Smokers.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2016Article
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- Smartphone use and smartphone addiction among young people in Switzerland.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2015Article
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- Functional requirements of a mobile-based application for stroke self-management: A Delphi study.Healthcare technology lettersArticle
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundTobacco smoking prevalence continues to be high, particularly among adolescents and young adults with lower educational levels, and is therefore a serious public health problem. Tobacco smoking and problem drinking often co-occur and relapses after successful smoking cessation are often associated with alcohol use. This study aims at testing the efficacy of an integrated smoking cessation and alcohol intervention by comparing it to a smoking cessation only intervention for young people, delivered via the Internet and mobile phone. METHODS/
designA two-arm cluster-randomised controlled trial with one follow-up assessment after 6 months will be conducted. Participants in the integrated intervention group will: (1) receive individually tailored web-based feedback on their drinking behaviour based on age and gender norms, (2) receive individually tailored mobile phone text messages to promote drinking within low-risk limits over a 3-month period, (3) receive individually tailored mobile phone text messages to support smoking cessation for 3 months, and (4) be offered the option of registering for a more intensive program that provides strategies for smoking cessation centred around a self-defined quit date. Participants in the smoking cessation only intervention group will only receive components (3) and (4). Study participants will be 1350 students who smoke tobacco daily/occasionally, from vocational schools in Switzerland. Main outcome criteria are 7-day point prevalence smoking abstinence and cigarette consumption assessed at the 6-month follow up. DISCUSSION: This is the first study testing a fully automated intervention for smoking cessation that simultaneously addresses alcohol use and interrelations between tobacco and alcohol use. The integrated intervention can be easily implemented in various settings and could be used with large groups of young people in a cost-effective way.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN02427446 (date of registration: 08th September, 2014).
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