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Digital Social Game for Smoking Cessation

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Recruiting

Led By Jamie Rosen

Research Sponsored by WayBetter, Inc.

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

At least 21 years of age

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months follow-up from the start of their first quitbet game

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing whether a digital game that offers financial incentives to quit smoking will be more effective than a similar game without the social elements.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for U.S. residents who are at least 21 years old, currently smoke 5+ cigarettes daily, and own a compatible smartphone. Participants must speak English well enough for study procedures, have an email address, be willing to make a $30 deposit, and accept financial incentives via PayPal or check.

What is being tested?

QuitBet Phase II tests a digital game that combines social elements with financial incentives to help people stop smoking. It's an RCT where participants bet their own money and those who quit smoking win the pot. The study compares QuitBet with its social features against QuitBet-NS without them.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves no medical interventions but rather uses a digital social game as treatment, there are no direct physical side effects associated with traditional clinical trials.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am at least 21 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months follow-up from the start of their first quitbet game

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months follow-up from the start of their first quitbet game

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months follow-up from the start of their first quitbet game for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

7-day point prevalence abstinence from combustible tobacco use

Secondary study objectives

proportion of participants who choose to play a second game

proportion of participants who use smoking cessation medication

smoking heaviness

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: QuitBetExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

QuitBet is a quit smoking game delivered via a smartphone application that lasts 28 days and includes contingency management in the form of a deposit contract, integrated exhaled breath carbon monoxide (CO) testing, a social feed on which "players" can post and respond to messages, and a "leaderboard" that displays players' status (i.e., whether they are still eligible to win). A game host will post educational information about smoking cessation and serve as a discussion moderator. Participants will deposit ("bet") $30 of their own money at the start of the game. Participants who submit a CO test that is 6ppm or lower (indicating no smoking) on at least 24 of the 26 days between day 3-28 will be declared winners and will split the pot of money that was deposited. All participants who submit at least 21 CO tests during the 28 day game, regardless of the CO test result, will be entered into a lottery to win a prize worth $75.

Group II: QuitBet-NS (no social elements)Active Control2 Interventions

QuitBet-NS will include the deposit contract and integrated CO testing with identical rules to QuitBet for being a winner, the $75 raffle for submitting at least 21 CO tests, a display of the participant's daily CO test results that is updated in real time, and a game feed on which only the game host has the ability to post. Players will not be able to post on this feed or respond to the host's posts. At the beginning of the game, the host will post limited information, including a list of smoking cessation resources. QuitBet-NS will NOT include the social feed, leaderboard, or any other social features.

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