Reaching Rural Cancer Survivors Who Smoke Using Text-Based Cessation Interventions
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Summary
This phase III trial compares the effect of text-based cessation intervention to a manual in helping rural cancer patients who smoke, quit. Text-based scheduled gradual reduction may reduce the frequency of cigarette use to zero and may be effective in quitting smoking.
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the efficacy of an eight-week text-based scheduled gradual reduction (SGR) intervention (a personalized eight-week reduction schedule paired with National Cancer Institute's \[NCI's\] Smokefree.TXT) compared to a control intervention (NCI Clearing the Air Cessation Booklet) on biochemically-validated smoking cessation six-month post-quit date in rural cancer survivors. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. Compare the efficacy of the eight-week text-based SGR intervention and a control intervention on Linear Analog Self-Assessment (LASA)-6 overall quality of life (QOL)…