Alaska Native Family-Based, Financial Incentives Intervention for Smoking Cessation: An RCT
Mayo Clinic
Summary
The current study will conduct an RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of a family-based incentive intervention with Alaska Native/American Indian families. The experimental arm will be compared to a control arm on biochemically-confirmed smoking abstinence at 6- and 12-months post-intervention.
Description
Dyads will be stratified by the index participant's sex, and residence with family member, and by the family member's current smoking status then randomized to a no incentives control condition (n=328 dyads) or a 6-month incentive intervention (n=328 dyads). All dyads will receive existing evidence-based cessation materials on treatment resources and social support strategies. The study will measure the index participant's smoking status in both study groups weekly during the first four weeks, and at three and six months. All participants, including support persons, will receive incentives wh…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Index Participant Inclusion Criteria: * Alaska Native/American Indian (ANAI) person (based on self-reported race) and reside in Alaska. * Age ≥18 years. * Self-report smoking in the past 7 days, biochemically verified with saliva cotinine ≥ 30 ng/mL (positive result based on at-home saliva swab test provided by study team). * Smoked ≥ 3 cigarettes per day over the past 3 months. * Considering or willing to make a quit attempt. * Have or will nominate one adult family member to enroll with them. * Own or have access to a mobile phone or tablet with Internet and text messaging capabilities, or…
Interventions
- BehavioralFinancial Incentive Rewards
Participants in the Rewards Group will have abstinence reinforced through escalating financial incentives.
Location
- Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, Alaska