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. 2019 May:80:48-54.
doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2019.03.006. Epub 2019 Mar 25.

Proactive text messaging (GetReady2Quit) and nicotine replacement therapy to promote smoking cessation among smokers in primary care: A pilot randomized trial protocol

G R Kruse  1 , E Park  2 , J E Haberer  3 , L Abroms  4 , N N Shahid  5 , S E Howard  5 , Y Chang  5 , J S Haas  6 , N A Rigotti  7
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Proactive text messaging (GetReady2Quit) and nicotine replacement therapy to promote smoking cessation among smokers in primary care: A pilot randomized trial protocol

G R Kruse et al. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 May.

Abstract

Introduction: Most smokers see a physician each year, but few use any assistance when they try to quit. Text messaging programs improve smoking cessation in community and school settings; however, their efficacy in a primary care setting is unclear. The current trial assesses the feasibility and preliminary clinical outcomes of text messaging and mailed nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) among smokers in primary care.

Methods: In this single-center pilot randomized trial, eligible smokers in primary care are offered brief advice by phone and randomly assigned to one of four interventions: (1) Brief advice only, (2) text messages targeted to primary care patients and tailored to quit readiness, (3) a 2-week supply of nicotine patches and/or lozenges (NRT), and (4) both text messaging and NRT. Randomization is stratified by practice and intention to quit. The text messages (up to 5/day) encourage those not ready to quit to practice a quit attempt, assist those with a quit date through a quit attempt, and promote NRT use. The 2-week supply of NRT is mailed to patients' homes.

Results: Feasibility outcomes include recruitment rates, study retention, and treatment adherence. Clinical outcomes are assessed at 1, 2, 6, and 12-weeks post-enrollment. The primary outcome is ≥1self-reported quit attempt(s). Secondary clinical outcomes include self-reported past 7- and 30-day abstinence, days not smoked, NRT adherence, and exhaled carbon monoxide.

Conclusions: This pilot assesses text messaging plus NRT, as a proactively offered intervention for smoking cessation support in smokers receiving primary care and will inform full-scale randomized trial planning.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.govNCT03174158.

Keywords: Mobile health; Nicotine replacement therapy; Primary care; Smoking cessation; Text messaging.

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Pilot Trial Schema Abbreviations: EHR-electronic health record, PCP-primary care provider, NRT-nicotine replacement therapy, CO-carbon monoxide, ppm-parts per million.
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