Smoking CessationNCT02973425
Take a Break (TAB): mHealth-assisted Skills Building Challenge for Unmotivated Smokers
A study testing Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT-sampling in Motivation Phase and NRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedback in people with Smoking Cessation, run by University of Massachusetts, Worcester at 4 sites in United States.
Trial summary
Take a Break (TAB) is a randomized trial designed to evaluate Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)-sampling and a mHealth suite of apps. TAB is a time-limited self-efficacy and skills building experience for Motivation Phase smokers. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Smoking Cessation
- What is being tested?
- Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT-sampling in Motivation Phase and NRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedback
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 433 participants
- Where
- 4 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 7 Nov 2016to 31 Jul 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- For all Aims, investigators will include individuals 18 years and older who are identified as current smokers who are not preparing to quit, and are active in care within the UMMHC system, Northwell Health in Long Island, NY, Reliant Medical Group (RMG) in Worcester, MA and Central Western Massachusetts VA (VACWM) in Worcester, MA. Active in care is defined as having at least two clinical visits in the past year. If an eligible participant does not already have a smart phone, one will be provided to them, free of charge, for the duration of their participation in the study.
Who cannot join
- Exclusion Criteria: Those unwilling to sample nicotine lozenges or participate in the game will be excluded. All patients already on NRT will be excluded. All participants who have a FDA contraindication or cautions for nicotine lozenge use (pregnancy, breastfeeding, recent cardiovascular distress, or phenylketonuria) will be excluded. We have chosen to exclude patients with a diagnosis of depression, due to confounding factors.
- Adults unable to consent, individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers), and prisoners will be excluded from this study. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises caution for nicotine lozenge use among women who are pregnant. Thus, women who are pregnant at the time of baseline will be excluded from the study.
Trial locations and contacts
4 sites in 1 country.
United States4 sites
Northwell Health
Great Neck, New York, 11030
Reliant Medical Group
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605
VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655
About this study
Take a Break (TAB) is a randomized trial designed to evaluate Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)-sampling and a mHealth suite of apps. TAB is a time-limited self-efficacy and skills building experience for Motivation Phase smokers. TAB is designed to create a timeline within which motivation smokers will be encouraged to try a brief period of abstinence. Smokers in this Motivation Phase are relatively untapped in research available information. This project offers these smokers point-of-need technology support in the many components of the intervention..
Read the detailed description
The Take a Break intervention is designed to increase self-efficacy and support new skills for Motivation Phase smokers. We hypothesize that, compared with the NRT-only group, the Take a Break group will have a greater number of days abstinent during the 'break' period, a greater increase in self-efficacy at the end of the 'break' period, a lower time to first quit attempt, and a higher rate of quit at 6 months. This research study will also provide valuable insight into this population of smokers and increase our understanding of which tools may be effective in helping them quit smoking Our Specific Aims are
- AIM 1: Refine the Take a Break mHealth tool and implementation program.
- AIM 2: Conduct a randomized trial of the effectiveness of Take a Break.
- AIM 3: Follow participants in the AIM 2 randomized clinical trial for 6 months to evaluate time to quit attempts, number of quit attempts, and 6-month biochemically verified point prevalent cessation.
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation
- Being tested
- Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT-sampling in Motivation Phase, NRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedback
- Keywords
- mHealth, Smoking cessation,
- Medical subject headings
- Smoking Cessation
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT-sampling in Motivation PhaseBehavioural
NRT sampling experience \& Suite of mHealth motivational tools and mini-games.
NRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedbackBehavioural
NRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedback
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| NRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedback | Active comparator | For the comparison group, implementation will be balanced in all variables except the Take a Break Intervention. The investigators will balance the two groups further by having the comparison (NRT-Sampling group) complete mHealth assessments (without feedback or goal-setting) as an attention control.
Participants randomized to the comparison group will only have access to a mHealth assessment tool similar to the "Challenge Quizzes" but without feedback. Receives: Behavioral: NRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedback |
| Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT in Motivation | Experimental | The Intervention: Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT-sampling in Motivation Phase. Take a Break is an intervention in which smokers are encouraged to engage in smoking abstinence. The main element, the "Break," is a two-week challenge where smokers report days they are smoke-free. The Break is preceded by a 1-week training challenge where Challenge Quizzes (ecological momentary assessments) collect information to guide the smokers during the Break. At baseline, all smokers will be provided NRT lozenges for sampling. At weeks 1 and 3 of the "Marathon", our Tobacco Treatment Specialist will call all smokers, assess their experiences and collect data.Participants in the intervention will receive the full tool suite. Receives: Behavioral: Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT-sampling in Motivation Phase |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Time to First Quit Attempt
Time to first quit attempt is measured by participant self-report of number of days from baseline to first quit attempt within a 6 month period. At the 6-month follow-up visit, the dates of all quit attempts were assessed using the Timeline Follow-Back Method and used to calculate time to first quit attempt.
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (4)
Change in Self-Efficacy at the End of the 6 Months
Self Efficacy is measured by the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SEQ-12).The SEQ-12 is a 12-item instrument (two six-item subscales) that measures the confidence in ability to refrain from smoking when facing internal stimuli (e.g. feeling depressed) and external stimuli (e.g. being with smokers).
The scale varies from 1-5 [Not at all (1) Not very(2) Moderately(3) Very (4) Extremely (5)] A higher score indicates a higher level of confidence to refrain from smoking in certain social or emotional situations and a lower score indicates a lower level of confidence to refrain from smoking.
Measured: 6 months
Point Prevalent Cessation as Measured by Carbon Monoxide Levels
Point prevalent cessation here is measured by the number of participants with a decreased carbon monoxide level as verified by carbon monoxide levels in blood.
Measured: 6 months
Mean Number of Days Abstinent During the First 3 Weeks
Measure the mean number of days abstinent as self-reported by participant via the mHealth assessment.
Measured: 3 Weeks
Number of Participants Abstinent During the First 3 Weeks
Number of participants abstinent within the 3 week period as self-reported by participant via the mHealth assessment.
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Measured: 3 Weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Nov 2016 (estimated)
- Study start7 Nov 2016
- Primary completion31 Jul 2020
- Study completion31 Jul 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Smoking CessationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of Massachusetts, WorcesterThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 433 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Rajani Sadasivam, University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- Investigators
- Rajani S Sadasivam, PhD, Principal investigator, UMMS
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02973425
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- H00007427
- Other IDs
- R01CA190866-01A1, R25CA172009-01A1
- Status last verified
- Aug 2022
- First submitted
- 8 Nov 2016
- Last updated
- 11 Aug 2022
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Houston TK, Chen J, Amante DJ, Blok AC, Nagawa CS, Wijesundara JG, Kamberi A, Allison JJ, Person SD, Flahive J, Morley J, Conigliaro J, Mattocks KM, Garber L, Sadasivam RS. Effect of Technology-Assisted Brief Abstinence Game on Long-term Smoking Cessation in Individuals Not Yet Ready to Quit: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Mar 1;182(3):303-312. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.7866.
PubMed 35072714
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Aug 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Take a Break (TAB): mHealth-assisted Skills Building Challenge for Unmotivated Smokers
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02973425
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- H00007427
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation
- Keywords
- mHealth, Smoking cessation,
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 433 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, WorcesterUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- 7 Nov 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jul 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Jul 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 25 Nov 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 11 Aug 2022
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Take a Break (TAB) is a randomized trial designed to evaluate Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)-sampling and a mHealth suite of apps. TAB is a time-limited self-efficacy and skills building experience for Motivation Phase smokers. TAB is designed to create a timeline within which motivation smokers will be encouraged to try a brief period of abstinence. Smokers in this Motivation Phase are relatively untapped in research available information. This project offers these smokers point-of-need technology support in the many components of the intervention..
Detailed description
The Take a Break intervention is designed to increase self-efficacy and support new skills for Motivation Phase smokers. We hypothesize that, compared with the NRT-only group, the Take a Break group will have a greater number of days abstinent during the 'break' period, a greater increase in self-efficacy at the end of the 'break' period, a lower time to first quit attempt, and a higher rate of quit at 6 months. This research study will also provide valuable insight into this population of smokers and increase our understanding of which tools may be effective in helping them quit smoking Our Specific Aims are
- AIM 1: Refine the Take a Break mHealth tool and implementation program.
- AIM 2: Conduct a randomized trial of the effectiveness of Take a Break.
- AIM 3: Follow participants in the AIM 2 randomized clinical trial for 6 months to evaluate time to quit attempts, number of quit attempts, and 6-month biochemically verified point prevalent cessation.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| NRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedback | Active comparator | Behavioral: NRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedbackFor the comparison group, implementation will be balanced in all variables except the Take a Break Intervention. The investigators will balance the two groups further by having the comparison (NRT-Sampling group) complete mHealth assessments (without feedback or goal-setting) as an attention control. Participants randomized to the comparison group will only have access to a mHealth assessment tool similar to the "Challenge Quizzes" but without feedback. |
| Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT in Motivation | Experimental | Behavioral: Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT-sampling in Motivation PhaseThe Intervention: Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT-sampling in Motivation Phase. Take a Break is an intervention in which smokers are encouraged to engage in smoking abstinence. The main element, the "Break," is a two-week challenge where smokers report days they are smoke-free. The Break is preceded by a 1-week training challenge where Challenge Quizzes (ecological momentary assessments) collect information to guide the smokers during the Break. At baseline, all smokers will be provided NRT lozenges for sampling. At weeks 1 and 3 of the "Marathon", our Tobacco Treatment Specialist will call all smokers, assess their experiences and collect data.Participants in the intervention will receive the full tool suite. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- For all Aims, investigators will include individuals 18 years and older who are identified as current smokers who are not preparing to quit, and are active in care within the UMMHC system, Northwell Health in Long Island, NY, Reliant Medical Group (RMG) in Worcester, MA and Central Western Massachusetts VA (VACWM) in Worcester, MA. Active in care is defined as having at least two clinical visits in the past year. If an eligible participant does not already have a smart phone, one will be provided to them, free of charge, for the duration of their participation in the study.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Exclusion Criteria: Those unwilling to sample nicotine lozenges or participate in the game will be excluded. All patients already on NRT will be excluded. All participants who have a FDA contraindication or cautions for nicotine lozenge use (pregnancy, breastfeeding, recent cardiovascular distress, or phenylketonuria) will be excluded. We have chosen to exclude patients with a diagnosis of depression, due to confounding factors.
- Adults unable to consent, individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers), and prisoners will be excluded from this study. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises caution for nicotine lozenge use among women who are pregnant. Thus, women who are pregnant at the time of baseline will be excluded from the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT-sampling in Motivation PhaseNRT sampling experience \& Suite of mHealth motivational tools and mini-games. | Behavioural | Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT in Motivation |
| NRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedbackNRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedback | Behavioural | NRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedback |
Primary outcome
Time to First Quit Attempt
Time frame: 6 months
Time to first quit attempt is measured by participant self-report of number of days from baseline to first quit attempt within a 6 month period. At the 6-month follow-up visit, the dates of all quit attempts were assessed using the Timeline Follow-Back Method and used to calculate time to first quit attempt.
4 secondary outcomes
Change in Self-Efficacy at the End of the 6 Months
Time frame: 6 months
Point Prevalent Cessation as Measured by Carbon Monoxide Levels
Time frame: 6 months
Mean Number of Days Abstinent During the First 3 Weeks
Time frame: 3 Weeks
Number of Participants Abstinent During the First 3 Weeks
Time frame: 3 Weeks
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 11 Aug 2022.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 35072714Houston TK, Chen J, Amante DJ, Blok AC, Nagawa CS, Wijesundara JG, Kamberi A, Allison JJ, Person SD, Flahive J, Morley J, Conigliaro J, Mattocks KM, Garber L, Sadasivam RS. Effect of Technology-Assisted Brief Abstinence Game on Long-term Smoking Cessation in Individuals Not Yet Ready to Quit: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Mar 1;182(3):303-312. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.7866.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Rajani S Sadasivam, PhD principal investigator
UMMS
4 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Take a Break as an augmentation to NRT-sampling in Motivation Phase and NRT and mHealth assessment tool without feedback in people with Smoking Cessation, run by University of Massachusetts, Worcester at 4 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Aug 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 4 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 11 Aug 2022). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Time to First Quit Attempt (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02973425, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Aug 2022; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.