Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Intervention for Firefighters
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The investigators are asking professional firefighters across North Carolina to take part in focus groups to discuss the specific needs of firefighters in smokeless tobacco cessation. About 40 firefighters will take part in the focus groups.
The purpose of the focus groups is to learn how firefighting and shift work impact smokeless tobacco use and risk perceptions related to chew or dip. The cessation program will be a mobile text / chat intervention specifically tailored to needs of firefighters who wish to stop using smokeless tobacco.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Smokeless Tobacco Reduction Group Participants in this group will receive a mobile gradual smokeless tobacco reduction intervention |
Behavioral: Scheduled Gradual Reduction
The SGR program will reduce smokeless tobacco use. The intent of this program is to reduce the number of times participants use smokeless tobacco.
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Active Comparator: Control Participants in this group will receive tobacco cessation materials |
Behavioral: Control
Participants will be sent the Enough Snuff cessation manual. One week after it is sent, participants will then receive text messages from the study team.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Percent of participants recruited as measured by enrollment log [Up to 3 months]
- Percent of participants enrolled as measured by enrollment log [Up to 3 months]
- Percent of participants who are still engaged with the program after 30 days [Up to 30 days]
- Percent of firefighters who stated intervention was useful as measured by questionnaire [Up to 12 weeks]
- Percent of firefighters who stated intervention changed smokeless tobacco use as measured by questionnaire [Up to 12 weeks]
- Percent of firefighters who stated intervention made them think about quitting as measured by questionnaire [Up to 12 weeks]
- Percent of firefighters who stated they would recommend program to a friend as measured by questionnaire [Up to 12 weeks]
- Percent of participants who quit smokeless tobacco measured by self report [Up to 16 weeks]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Professional firefighters
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18 years or older
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Have used smokeless tobacco for the past year and current (past 30 days) smokeless tobacco daily use
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Access to a smartphone
Exclusion Criteria:
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Not a professional firefighter
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Under 18 years of age
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Have not used smokeless tobacco for the past year and are not current (past 30 days) smokeless tobacco daily use
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No access to a smartphone
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Duke University | Durham | North Carolina | United States | 27705 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Duke University
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Devon Noonan, PhD, Duke University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- Pro00109404
- 5R01CA242593-03