Trial reportJMIR mHealth and uHealth2022
Comparing Reminders Sent via SMS Text Messaging and Email for Improving Adherence to an Electronic Health Program: Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03276767 (An RCT Comparing Reminders Sendt by SMS or by E-mail in an Online Smoking Cessation Intervention), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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An RCT Comparing Reminders Sendt by SMS or by E-mail in an Online Smoking Cessation Intervention
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Framing Effect of Digital Textual Messages on Uptake Rates of Medical Checkups: Field Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness and Adherence of Standalone Digital Tobacco Cessation Modalities: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Narrative Review of the Digital Equity Gap of Apps for Cigarette Smoking Cessation for Persons Living in the Hispanosphere.Current addiction reports · 2024Article
- E-mail as a way of communication during the ACWY meningococcal vaccination campaign in adolescents and young adults in the Region of Murcia.Vaccine: X · 2024Article
- Mobile-based program improves healthy eating of ulcerative colitis patients: A pilot study.Digital healthArticle
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8 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundeHealth interventions can help people change behavior (eg, quit smoking). Reminders sent via SMS text messaging or email may improve the adherence to web-based programs and increase the probability of successful behavior change; however, it is unclear whether their efficiency is affected by the modality of the communication channel.
objectiveA 2-armed randomized control trial was conducted to compare the effect of providing reminders via SMS text messaging versus email on the adherence to an eHealth program for smoking cessation and on the probability to initiate a quit attempt.
methodsSmokers were recruited via an internet-based advertisement. A total of 591 participants who diverted from intended use of the program (ie, failed to log on to a session) were automatically randomized to the experimental (SMS text messaging reminder, n=304) or the active comparator (email reminder, n=287) group.
resultsUnexpectedly, we found that the mode of reminder delivery did not significantly affect either the adherence, namely the number of completed program sessions, with the SMS text messaging reminder group showing a mean of 4.30 (SD 3.24) and the email reminder group showing a mean of 4.36 (SD 3.27) (t
conclusionsThis study indicates that the modality of user reminders to log on increased neither the program adherence nor the probability of quitting smoking. This suggests that program developers may save costs using emails instead of SMS text messaging reminders.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03276767; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/ NCT03276767.
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