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Trial reportAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP2017

Text to Quit China: An mHealth Smoking Cessation Trial.

Erik Augustson, Michael M Engelgau, Shu Zhang, Ying Cai, Willie Cher, Richun Li, Yuan Jiang, Krystal Lynch, Julie E Bromberg

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in American journal of health promotion : AJHP, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Behavioral Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Erik Augustson1 Tobacco Control Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Michael M Engelgau2 Center for Global Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Shu Zhang3 Global Assistance Network, International SOS, Beijing, China.
Ying Cai2 Center for Global Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Willie Cher4 Nokia Services, Beijing, China.
Richun Li2 Center for Global Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Yuan Jiang5 Tobacco Control Office, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Krystal Lynch6 BLH Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Maryland.
Julie E Bromberg6 BLH Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Maryland.
Center for Global Health · USBLH Technologies (United States) · USChina Internet Network Information Center · CNChinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention · CNNational Cancer Institute · USNokia (China) · CN

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Intramural CDC HHS CC999999NCI NIH HHS HHSN261201000043C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a text message-based smoking cessation intervention in China.

designStudy design was a randomized control trial with a 6-month follow-up assessment of smoking status.

settingZhejiang, Heilongjiang, and Shaanxi provinces in China provided the study setting. SUBJECTS: A total of 8000 adult smokers in China who used Nokia Life Tools and participated in phase 2 (smoking education via text message) of the study were included.

interventionThe high-frequency text contact (HFTC) group received one to three messages daily containing smoking cessation advice, encouragement, and health education information. The low-frequency text contact (LFTC) group received one weekly message with smoking health effects information. MEASURES: Our primary outcome was smoking status at 0, 1, 3, and 6 months after intervention. Secondary outcomes include participant perceptions of the HFTC intervention, and factors associated with smoking cessation among HFTC participants. ANALYSIS: Descriptive and χ

resultsQuit rates were high in both the HFTC and LFTC groups (HFTC: 0 month, 27.9%; 1 month, 30.5%; 3 months, 26.7%; and 6 months, 27.7%; LFTC: 0 month, 26.7%; 1 month, 30.4%; 3 months, 28.1%; and 6 months, 27.7%), with no significant difference between the two groups in an intent-to-treat analysis. Attitudes toward the HFTC intervention were largely positive.

conclusionOur findings suggest that a text message-based smoking cessation intervention can be successfully delivered in China and is acceptable to Chinese smokers, but further research is needed to assess the potential impact of this type of intervention.

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Text MessagingAdultChinaFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHumansMaleMiddle AgedSmoking CessationHealth focus: smoking controlOutcome measure: behavioralResearch purpose: intervention testingSetting: state/stateSmoking Cessation, Text Message Intervention Research, Health Education, Tobacco Control, mHealth, China, Behavior Change Intervention, Prevention Research. Manuscript format: researchStrategy: skill building/behavior change and educationStudy design: randomized trialTarget population age: adultsTarget population circumstances: geographic location

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PMID26730560
PMCPMC4935631
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