Trial reportTobacco control2017
Randomised controlled trial evaluation of Tweet2Quit: a social network quit-smoking intervention.
Trial report in Tobacco control, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 59 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Twitter-enabled Mobile Messaging for Smoking Relapse Prevention
Effectiveness of WhatsApp Online Group Discussion for Smoking Relapse Prevention: a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Positive Education Through Social Media to Reduce Negative Stereotypes Towards Old Age: a Quasi-experimental Study
Intelligent Chatbot for Online Support Groups to Treat Tobacco Addiction
Who cites it
59 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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
- Social Media Support Groups for Youth Nicotine Vaping Cessation: An RCT.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Trial
- Efficacy and long-term engagement of a WeChat-integrated modality versus a traditional quitline on smoking cessation in China: a randomised controlled trial.BMC medicine · 2026Trial
- Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of a Social Media-Based Peer-Group Mobile Messaging Smoking Cessation Intervention Among Chinese Immigrants who Smoke: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Trial
- The Role of Seed Users in Nurturing an Online Health Community for Smoking Cessation Among People With HIV/AIDS.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2024Trial
- Facebook Intervention to Connect Alaska Native People With Resources and Support to Quit Smoking: CAN Quit Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Trial
- Outcomes of a Comprehensive Mobile Smoking Cessation Program With Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Adult Smokers: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- Mechanisms of Smartphone Apps for Cigarette Smoking Cessation: Results of a Serial Mediation Model From the iCanQuit Randomized Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- Connectedness Based on Shared Engagement Predicts Remote Biochemically Verified Quit Status Within Smoking Cessation Treatment Groups on Facebook.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Trial
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- Peer-Mentored Social Media Groups for Youth Vaping Cessation: Single-Arm Pilot Trial.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Enhancing Detection of Message Intents in a Mobile Health Smoking-Cessation Intervention Using Large Language Model Fine-Tuning, Data Downsampling, and Error Correction: Algorithm Development and Validation.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Features of Mobile Health Apps for Tobacco Cessation That Appeal to Black Adults Who Use Tobacco Products: Focus Group Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- A Work-Based, Fully Remote, and Peer-Supported Exercise Snack Behavior Change Intervention (MOV'D): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Theory-Based Social Media Intervention for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids in Young Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Using social media-based positive education to challenge negative stereotypes of aging: a quasi-experimental approach.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- Wiidookaage'win: Beta-test of a Facebook group intervention for Native women to support opioid use recovery.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
- Spanish-Language Tobacco-Related Posts on Twitter: Content Analysis.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Efficacy of e-health interventions for smoking cessation management in smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe evaluated a novel Twitter-delivered intervention for smoking cessation, Tweet2Quit, which sends daily, automated communications to small, private, self-help groups to encourage high-quality, online, peer-to-peer discussions.
designA 2-group randomised controlled trial assessed the net benefit of adding a Tweet2Quit support group to a usual care control condition of nicotine patches and a cessation website.
participantsParticipants were 160 smokers (4 cohorts of 40/cohort), aged 18-59 years, who intended to quit smoking, used Facebook daily, texted weekly, and had mobile phones with unlimited texting.
interventionAll participants received 56 days of nicotine patches, emails with links to the smokefree.gov cessation website, and instructions to set a quit date within 7 days. Additionally, Tweet2Quit participants were enrolled in 20-person, 100-day Twitter groups, and received daily discussion topics via Twitter, and daily engagement feedback via text. MEASURES: The primary outcome was sustained abstinence at 7, 30 and 60 days post-quit date.
resultsParticipants (mean age 35.7 years, 26.3% male, 31.2% college degree, 88.7% Caucasian) averaged 18.0 (SD=8.2) cigarettes per day and 16.8 (SD=9.8) years of smoking. Participants randomised to Tweet2Quit averaged 58.8 tweets/participant and the average tweeting duration was 47.4 days/participant. Tweet2Quit doubled sustained abstinence out to 60 days follow-up (40.0%, 26/65) versus control (20.0%, 14/70), OR=2.67, CI 1.19 to 5.99, p=0.017. Tweeting via phone predicted tweet volume, and tweet volume predicted sustained abstinence (p<0.001). The daily autocommunications caused tweeting spikes accounting for 24.0% of tweets.
conclusionsTweet2Quit was engaging and doubled sustained abstinence. Its low cost and scalability makes it viable as a global cessation treatment. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT01602536.
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