ArticleContemporary clinical trials2020
The 'Take a Break' game: Randomized trial protocol for a technology-assisted brief abstinence experience designed to engage lower-motivated smokers.
Article in Contemporary clinical trials, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06077058 (Optimizing Health Promotion Strategy to Increase Quitting Preparation in Cigarette Smokers), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Optimizing Health Promotion Strategy to Increase Quitting Preparation in Cigarette Smokers: A Pragmatic Randomized Factorial Screening Experiment
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Review
- Characterizing the Impact of Dyadic Motivations to Quit on Cessation Outcomes in Dual-Smoking Couples.Tobacco use insights · 2025Article
- Attraction and achievement as 2 attributes of gamification in healthcare: an evolutionary concept analysisJournal of educational evaluation for health professions · 2024Review
- Pilot trial of QuitBet: A digital social game that pays you to stop smoking.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2022Article
- Current Status and Future Trends of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Smoking Cessation: A Narrative Review with Specific Attention to Technology-Based Interventions.Addiction & health · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundWhile smoking continues to be the most preventable cause of mortality in the United States, most current smokers remain not ready to quit at any given time. Engaging these 'motivation phase' smokers with brief experiences to build confidence and practice skills related to cessation could lead to sooner and more successful quit attempts. Increasingly available mobile technology and gamification can be used to provide smokers with accessible and engaging support.
methodsWe describe our protocol for conducting a randomized controlled trial evaluating Take a Break, an mHealth-based smoking pre-cessation challenge designed for smokers not ready to quit. Participants in the intervention receive 1) Motivational Messages, 2) text message Challenge Quizzes, 3) Goal-setting with tobacco treatment specialist, 4) Coping Mini-Games apps, and 5) Recognition and Rewards for participation during a 3-week challenge. Access to coping mini-games and motivational messaging continues for 6-months. Both intervention and comparison group participants receive brief Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) sampling and daily smoking assessment text messages for three weeks. Primary outcomes include number of days abstinent during the challenge, change in patient-reported self-efficacy after the challenge, time to first quit attempt following the challenge, and 7-day point prevalent smoking cessation at six months.
conclusionTake a Break is an innovative approach to engage those not prepared for a quit attempt. Take a Break provides motivation phase smokers with tools and a brief experience to prepare them for a quit attempt, filling a gap in tobacco cessation support and current research.
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