Trial reportJMIR mHealth and uHealth2019
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based Growth Mindset Intervention to Enhance the Effectiveness of a Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation.
Trial report in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03174730 (Investigating a Technology Delivered Growth Mindset Intervention for Smoking Cessation.), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Investigating a Technology Delivered Growth Mindset Intervention for Smoking Cessation.
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Growth Mindset Intervention's Impact on Positive Response to eHealth for Older Adults With Chronic Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR human factors · 2025Trial
- Smoking Cessation Smartphone App Use Over Time: Predicting 12-Month Cessation Outcomes in a 2-Arm Randomized Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- UNIPDES - An internet-based transdiagnostic intervention for college students' psychological symptoms: Evaluation of its development, usability and effectiveness: Study protocol.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
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- Challenges in Participant Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Health Apps: Literature Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Review
- Effect of Growth Mindset on Mental Health Two Years Later: The Role of Smartphone Use.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough smartphone apps have shown promise for smoking cessation, there is a need to enhance their low engagement rates. This study evaluated the application of the growth mindset theory, which has demonstrated the potential to improve persistence in behavior change in other domains, as a means to improve engagement and cessation.
objectiveThis study aimed to explore the feasibility, utility, and efficacy of a Web-based growth mindset intervention for addiction when used alongside a smoking cessation app.
methodsDaily smokers (N=398) were all recruited on the Web and randomly assigned to receive either a cessation app alone or the app plus a Web-delivered growth mindset intervention. The primary outcome was engagement, that is, the number of log-ins to the smoking cessation app. The secondary outcome was 30-day point prevalence abstinence at 2-month follow-up collected through a Web-based survey.
resultsThe 2-month outcome data retention rate was 91.5% (364/398). In addition, 77.9% (310/398) of the participants in the experimental arm viewed at least 1 page of their growth mindset intervention, and 21.1% (84/398) of the group viewed all the growth mindset intervention. The intention-to-treat analysis did not show statistically significant differences between the experimental and comparison arms on log-ins to the app (19.46 vs 21.61; P=.38). The experimental arm had cessation rates, which trended higher than the comparison arm (17% vs 13%; P=.10). The modified intent-to-treat analysis, including only participants who used their assigned intervention at least once (n=115 in experimental group and n=151 in the control group), showed that the experimental arm had a similar number of log-ins (32.31 vs 28.48; P=.55) but significantly higher cessation rates (21% vs 13%; P=.03) than the comparison arm.
conclusionsA growth mindset intervention for addiction did not increase engagement rates, although it may increase cessation rates when used alongside a smartphone app for smoking cessation. Future research is required to refine the intervention and assess efficacy with long-term follow-up to evaluate the efficacy of the mindset intervention.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03174730; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03174730.
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