Clinical trial · Interventional
Evaluation of National Cancer Institute Young Adult Stop-Smoking Program
NCI Young Adult Smoking Cessation Evaluation
- 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)
Background: \- Researchers want to see how well the QuitTXT text-message program helps smokers ages 18 29 stop smoking. This is part of a larger online stop-smoking program by the National Cancer Institute. The QuitTXT program is a 2-week countdown to the smoker s quit date with 6 weeks of follow-up messages. Program participants will receive texts on their cell phones, including tips, information, and motivational messages, and then fill out surveys. Objectives: \- To study how well the QuitTXT program helps smokers ages 18 29 stop smoking. Eligibility: \- Adults ages 18 29 who have smoked on at least 5 of the past 30 days and who want to stop smoking in the next 30 days. Design: * Participants will receive a certain number of text messages during the 8-week study. They will receive between 0 to 5 messages per day (or up to a total of 130 messages). * Participants will first fill out a survey about their smoking and quitting experiences. Then they will choose a date to quit smoking (a quit date ) between 2 and 3 weeks after this survey. * Participants will take four other surveys online, one during the program and three more after they ve completed the program. Each survey will take about 10 20 minutes and asks about their smoking habits and views on smoking and quitting. Each survey will be sent by email, with reminders sent by email or telephone. * Participants will receive an iTunes or Amazon gift card for completing each survey honestly.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cigarette Smoking | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Smoking | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Smoking Cessation | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Tobacco, Smoking | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low Contact | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| QuitTXT Study | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- 1
- description
- Receives weekly assessment messages ONLY
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Low Contact
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- 2
- description
- Receives two week countdown messaging to quit date, and weekly assessment messages post quit date
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: QuitTXT Study
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- 3
- description
- Receives two week countdown messages to quit date, receives mulitiple messages per day post quit date with tips, encouragement and supportive messaging
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 29 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
* For this study, we will recruit smokers aged 18 to 29 who have smoked on at least 5 of the last 30 days and who are interested in stopping smoking in the next 30 days. To be eligible, a young adult must meet the following criteria: Ages 18-29 years Reside in the US Smoke cigarettes at least 5 days/month Be interested in quitting cigarette use Not be involved in a cessation program Have an active email account Be able to receive text messages on their cell phone Be the only member of your household participating in this study Be willing to share contact information with the study team in order to share information about the study on a timely basis.
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDArmstrong AW, Watson AJ, Makredes M, Frangos JE, Kimball AB, Kvedar JC. Text-message reminders to improve sunscreen use: a randomized, controlled trial using electronic monitoring. Arch Dermatol. 2009 Nov;145(11):1230-6. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.269. PMID 19917951
- BACKGROUNDArnett JJ. Emerging adulthood. A theory of development from the late teens through the twenties. Am Psychol. 2000 May;55(5):469-80. PMID 10842426
- BACKGROUNDBaer JS, Lichtenstein E. Classification and prediction of smoking relapse episodes: an exploration of individual differences. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1988 Feb;56(1):104-10. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.56.1.104. No abstract available. PMID 3346434
- DERIVEDSquiers L, Brown D, Parvanta S, Dolina S, Kelly B, Dever J, Southwell BG, Sanders A, Augustson E. The SmokefreeTXT (SFTXT) Study: Web and Mobile Data Collection to Evaluate Smoking Cessation for Young Adults. JMIR Res Protoc. 2016 Jun 27;5(2):e134. doi: 10.2196/resprot.5653. PMID 27349898