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. 2020 Apr 14:6:24.
doi: 10.18332/tpc/118724. eCollection 2020.

An mHealth intervention to prevent postnatal smoking relapse: The RESPREMO study protocol

Marina Dascal  1   2 , Andreea Rusu  1   2 , Alexandra Onisor  1   2 , Oana Blaga  1   2 , Mckenzie Miller  3 , Cristian Meghea  1   2   4
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An mHealth intervention to prevent postnatal smoking relapse: The RESPREMO study protocol

Marina Dascal et al. Tob Prev Cessat. .

Abstract

Up to 70% of women who quit smoking relapse after birth, usually within 3 months postpartum. The wide adoption of mobile technologies, especially smartphones, in recent years in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) offers the possibility of low-cost, novel, and innovative mobile phone-based interventions for smoking relapse prevention. This study presents the protocol of the RESPREMO clinical trial for postnatal smoking relapse prevention for enrolled women, who recently gave birth and quit tobacco smoking before or during pregnancy, and their life partners. This work relies on data collected in two of the largest government-owned obstetrics and gynecology clinics in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Seventy-five couples were randomized into one of three groups: a) 24 couples were allocated to the first intervention group and asked to install and use the xSmoker app; b) 26 couples were randomized to the second intervention group, who, in addition to the use of the xSmoker app, received text messages with content focused on motivation, problem solving, and dyadic efficacy; and c) 25 couples were randomized into a control group. Several measures of engagement with the xSmoker app were assessed, including duration of app use, the frequency of utilizing the tool to calculate savings from quitting, number of app-delivered challenges accepted by users, and number of app-delivered cessation and abstinence tips. If effective, RESPREMO is expected to have a sustainable impact on the prevention of postnatal relapse tobacco smoking with positive effects for both the mother and the newborn. The implications are beyond tobacco control, and relevant to the design and implementation of other mHealth behavioral interventions focused on the pregnancy and reproductive years in general.

Keywords: RCT; app; couples intervention; mHealth; smoking relapse prevention.

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The authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none was reported.

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RESPREMO clinical trial CONSORT flow diagram
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