Randomized controlled trial to assess the short-term effectiveness of tailored web- and text-based facilitation of smoking cessation in primary care (iQuit in Practice)

Felix Naughton; James Jamison; Sue Boase; Melanie Sloan; Hazel Gilbert; A. Toby Prevost; Dan Mason; Susan Smith; James Brimicombe; Robert Evans; Stephen Sutton

doi:10.1111/add.12556

Randomized controlled trial to assess the short-term effectiveness of tailored web- and text-based facilitation of smoking cessation in primary care (iQuit in Practice)

Felix Naughton
, James Jamison
, Sue Boase
, Melanie Sloan
, Hazel Gilbert
, A. Toby Prevost
, Dan Mason
, Susan Smith
, James Brimicombe
, Robert Evans
, Stephen Sutton

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Abstract

Aims: To estimate the short-term effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of a smoking cessation intervention (the iQuit system) that consists of tailored printed and Short Message Service (SMS) text message self-help delivered as an adjunct to cessation support in primary care to inform the design of a definitive trial.

Design: A stratified two parallel-group randomized controlled trial comparing usual care (control) with usual care plus the iQuit system (intervention), delivered by primary care nurses/healthcare assistants who were blinded to the allocation sequence.

Setting: Thirty-two general practice (GP) surgeries in England, UK.

Participants: A total of 602 smokers initiating smoking cessation support from their local GP surgery were randomized (control n = 303, intervention n = 299).

Measurements: Primary outcome was self-reported 2-week point prevalence abstinence at 8 weeks follow-up. Secondary smoking outcomes and feasibility and acceptability measures were collected at 4 weeks after quit date, 8 weeks and 6 months follow-up.

Findings: There were no significant between-group differences in the primary outcome [control 40.3%, iQuit 45.2%; odds ratio (OR) = 1.22, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.88–1.69] or in secondary short-term smoking outcomes. Six-month prolonged abstinence was significantly higher in the iQuit arm (control 8.9%, iQuit 15.1%; OR = 1.81, 95% CI = 1.09–3.01). iQuit support took on average 7.7 minutes (standard deviation = 4.0) to deliver and 18.9% (95% CI = 14.8–23.7%) of intervention participants discontinued the text message support during the programme.

Conclusions: Tailored printed and text message self-help delivered alongside routine smoking cessation support in primary care does not significantly increase short-term abstinence, but may increase long-term abstinence and demonstrated feasibility and acceptability compared with routine cessation support alone.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1184-1193
Number of pages	10
Journal	Addiction
Volume	109
Issue number	7
Early online date	24 Apr 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12556
Publication status	Published - Jul 2014

Keywords

Cessation advice
computer tailoring
Primary care
self-help
smoking cessation
text messaging

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Felix Naughton
- F.Naughtonuea.acuk
- School of Health Sciences - Professor of Health Psychology
- Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging - Member
- Public Health - Member
- Behavioural and Implementation Science - Member
- Health Promotion - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Research Centre Member, Academic, Teaching and Research

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Naughton, F., Jamison, J., Boase, S., Sloan, M., Gilbert, H., Prevost, A. T., Mason, D., Smith, S., Brimicombe, J., Evans, R., & Sutton, S. (2014). Randomized controlled trial to assess the short-term effectiveness of tailored web- and text-based facilitation of smoking cessation in primary care (iQuit in Practice). Addiction, 109(7), 1184-1193. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12556

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