Clinical trial · Interventional
Promoting Smoking Cessation in Carpenters
Effective Communication Strategies for Promoting Smoking Cessation in Carpenters
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to test an innovative and sustainable intervention to increase participation in a union-sponsored smoking cessation program among carpenters and floor layers. The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing targeted messaging versus standard messaging. All subjects will receive information about the free, union-sponsored smoking cessation program. Subjects randomized to the intervention group will receive additional targeted materials to encourage enrollment in the union's smoking cessation program. The intervention will include monthly mailed and text messages. The investigators hypothesize that subjects who receive targeted messages will be more likely to enroll in the union-sponsored smoking cessation program, be more likely to show change in readiness to quit smoking, and be more likely to quit smoking compared to subjects who receive only standard messaging.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Health Behavior | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Smoking Cessation | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard messaging | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Targeted messaging | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention group
- description
- Targeted messaging
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Targeted messaging
- Behavioral: Standard messaging
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control group
- description
- Standard messaging
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Standard messaging
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Enrollment in Smoking Cessation Program
- timeFrame
- up to 12 months after recruitment
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Current smoker (smoked cigarettes within the last 30 days) * Eligible for union health benefits Exclusion Criteria: * None
References
Publications (22)
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