Actify! An mHealth Mood Management Tool to Improve Population-Level Smoking Cessation
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Summary
This clinical trial compares two smartphone applications, called Actify! (A \& B) for improving smoking cessation outcomes in individuals who smoke. Actify! A is an app grounded in behavioral activation therapy, an evidence-based treatment for depression that can also be used to modify health behaviors such as smoking. The Actify! B app provides evidence-based tobacco cessation strategies based on current clinical guidelines.
Description
OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Participants use the Actify! A app, which helps users identify personal values and meaningful activities, prompts users to schedule and complete meaningful activities, visualizes progress towards meeting activity and smoking-related goals, and provides tailored messages, resources, daily tips, personalized feedback, inspirational messages, and user stories, for 8 weeks on study. ARM II: Participants use the Actify! B app, which contains quit advice, tools for tracking smokefree days, progress and cravings, guidance on preparing to q…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or older * Currently smoke, averaging at least 5 cigarettes/day for the last 30 days * Interested in quitting smoking in the next 30 days * Experience downloading and using one or more apps on their smartphone * Either screens negative for depression (Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 item \[PHQ-9\] score 0-4; n = 906) or screens positive for mild to moderately severe current depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 score 5-19; n = 906) * Willing and able to complete all study activities and to receive compensation by mail * Comfortable reading and writing in English * Have a mo…
Interventions
- BehavioralSmartphone app-based Intervention (Actify! A app)
Use Actify! A app
- BehavioralSmartphone app-based Intervention (Actify! B app)
Use Actify! B app
- OtherHealth Promotion and Education
Receive motivational messages and smoking cessation information via text messages
- OtherSurvey Administration
Ancillary studies
Location
- Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer ConsortiumSeattle, Washington