Tweet2Quit for Smoking Cessation (Tweet2Quit Trial)

Phase 2

Waitlist Available

Led By Connie (Cornelia) Pechmann, PhD, MBA, MS

Research Sponsored by University of California, Irvine

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 month

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests Tweet2Quit, an online support program for quitting smoking. It focuses on whether women benefit more from women-only groups compared to mixed-gender groups. The program provides peer support and automatic messages to help participants stay engaged and quit smoking. Tweet2Quit is a novel Twitter-delivered intervention for smoking cessation that sends regular automated communications to small, private, self-help groups to encourage high-quality, online, peer-to-peer discussions.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 month

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 month

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 month for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Percentage of participants with a 6-month sustained abstinence

Secondary study objectives

Percentage of participants with a 3-month sustained abstinence

Other study objectives

Percentage of participants with a 7-Day point prevalence abstinence

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

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

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: NRT + Web Guide + Tweet2Quit-WomenExperimental Treatment3 Interventions

Experimental: NRT + Web Guide + Tweet2Quit-Women NCI Smokefree.gov plus 8 weeks of combination NRT (nicotine patch plus gum/lozenges) plus assignment to a women-only Tweet2Quit group

Group II: NRT + Web Guide + Tweet2Quit-CoedExperimental Treatment3 Interventions

NCI Smokefree.gov plus 8 weeks of combination NRT (nicotine patch plus gum/lozenges) plus assignment to a coed Tweet2Quit group

Group III: NRT + Web GuideActive Control2 Interventions

NCI Smokefree.gov plus 8 weeks of combination NRT (nicotine patch plus gum/lozenges)

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Tweet2Quit

2016

Completed Phase 2

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