Efficacy of a mobile application for smoking cessation in young people: study protocol for a clustered, randomized trial

BMC Public Health

Araceli Valverde³  Jordi Duch¹  María-Luisa Barrera Uriarte⁵  Cristina Rey-Reñones⁶  Juan-Domingo Molina-Gómez²  Gemma Flores-Mateo⁴  Empar Valdivieso-López⁴ 

[1] Departament d’Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain;Departamento Informática Primaria Camp de Tarragona, Institut Català de la Salut, Tarragona, Spain;Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya. Departament de Salut. Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain;Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Tarragona - Reus, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Tarragona, Spain;Centre d’Atenció Primària Torreforta - La Granja, Direcció d’Atenció Primària Tarragona, Institut Català de la Salut, Tarragona, Spain;Centre d’Atenció Primària Llibertat, Direcció d’Atenció Primària Tarragona, Institut Català de la Salut, Reus, Spain

关键词: Primary health care;    Technology;    Smoking cessation;    Randomized controlled trial;   

Others  :  1161978
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-13-704

 received in 2013-06-04, accepted in 2013-07-26,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Tobacco consumption is the most preventable cause of morbidity-mortality in the world. One aspect of smoking cessation that merits in-depth study is the use of an application designed for smartphones (app), as a supportive element that could assist younger smokers in their efforts to quit. To assess the efficacy of an intervention that includes the assistance of a smoking cessation smartphone application targeted to young people aged 18 to 30 years who are motivated to stop smoking.

Methods/design

Cluster randomised clinical trial. Setting: Primary Health Care centres (PHCCs) in Catalonia. Analyses based on intention to treat. Participants: motivated smokers of 10 or more cigarettes per day, aged 18 to 30 years, consulting PHCCs for any reason and who provide written informed consent to participate in the trial. Intervention group will receive a 6-month smoking cessation programme that implements recommendations of a Clinical Practice Guideline, complemented with a smartphone app designed specifically for this programme. Control group will receive the usual care. The outcome measure will be abstinence at 12 months confirmed by exhaled-air carbon monoxide concentration of at least 10 parts per million at each control test.

Discussion

To our knowledge this is the first randomised controlled trial of a programme comparing the efficacy of usual care with a smoking cessation intervention involving a mobile app. If effective, the modality could offer a universal public health management approach to this common health concern.

Trial registration

NCT01734421

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Valdivieso-López et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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