ArticleJMIR formative research2020
A Digital Smoking Cessation Program for Heavy Drinkers: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Article in JMIR formative research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03068611 (Development and Pilot Testing of a Multimodal Web-based Program to Address Heavy Drinking During Smoking Cessation), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Development and Pilot Testing of a Multimodal Web-based Program to Address Heavy Drinking During Smoking Cessation
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.
- Tailored Web-Based Smoking Interventions and Reduced Attrition: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- A brief alcohol intervention during smoking cessation treatment in daily cigarette smokers: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of smartphone applications for smoking cessation in heavy-drinking adults: Secondary analysis of the iCanQuit randomized trial.Addictive behaviors · 2022Trial
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundHeavy drinking (HD) is far more common among smokers compared with nonsmokers and interferes with successful smoking cessation. Alcohol-focused smoking cessation interventions delivered by counselors have shown promise, but digital versions of these interventions-which could have far greater population reach-have not yet been tested.
objectiveThis pilot randomized controlled trial aimed to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and effect sizes of an automated digital smoking cessation program that specifically addresses HD using an interactive web-based intervention with an optional text messaging component.
methodsParticipants (83/119, 69.7% female; 98/119, 82.4% white; mean age 38.0 years) were daily smokers recruited on the web from a free automated digital smoking cessation program (BecomeAnEX.org, EX) who met the criteria for HD: women drinking 8+ drinks/week or 4+ drinks on any day and men drinking 15+ drinks/week or 5+ drinks on any day. Participants were randomized to receive EX with standard content (EX-S) or an EX with additional content specific to HD (EX-HD). Outcomes were assessed by web-based surveys at 1 and 6 months.
resultsParticipants reported high satisfaction with the website and the optional text messaging component. Total engagement with both EX-S and EX-HD was modest, with participants visiting the website a median of 2 times, and 52.9% of the participants enrolled to receive text messages. Participants in both the conditions showed substantial, significant reductions in drinking across 6 months of follow-up, with no condition effects observed. Although smoking outcomes tended to favor EX-HD, the condition effects were small and nonsignificant. A significantly smaller proportion of participants in EX-HD reported having a lapse back to smoking when drinking alcohol (7/58, 16%) compared with those in EX-S (18/61, 41%; χ
conclusionsThis is the first trial to examine a digital smoking cessation program tailored to HD smokers. The results provide some initial evidence that delivering such a program is feasible and may reduce the risk of alcohol-involved smoking lapses. However, increasing engagement in this and other web-based interventions is a crucial challenge to address in future work.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03068611; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03068611.
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