Adaptive Treatment Strategies for Improving Engagement With a Web-Based Smoking Intervention in Socially Anxious Smokers
Social Anxiety Disorder, Tobacco Use Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Social Anxiety Disorder
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- resides in the US and anticipates remaining in the US for the duration of the study
- smokes at least 5 cigarettes per day for at least 12 months prior to screening
- desire to quit smoking within 30 days
- has at least weekly internet access
- current use of a personal email account
- current use of text messaging
- willing to receive text messages as part of this study
- screen positive for social anxiety (LSAS-SR ≥ 60)
- interested in participating in the study for themselves (versus [vs] someone else)
- not currently taking part in any other smoking cessation treatment such as the nicotine patch, nicotine gum, Zyban, in-person counseling, telephone counseling, using a web-based or app-based cessation program
- no prior participation in one of the investigator's prior smoking cessation studies,
- comfortable reading, writing, and speaking English
- agree to the conditions of compensation
- not currently incarcerated in a prison
- willing to use the MyWebQuit program, complete study assessments, and sign an online consent form
- no other member of their same household participating in the study
Sites / Locations
- Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Phase 1
Phase 2
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two text message programs that correspond with the web-based intervention (MyWebQuit): 1) standard, 1-way text messages, or 2) interactive, 2-way text messages
For the first 5 weeks after randomization, engagement with the website will be monitored. Participants who continue to engage with the website will continue with the same Phase 1 treatment components until the 3-month follow-up. Participants who disengage with the website will be randomly assigned to receive one of three re-engagement strategies: 1) interactive, re-engagement text messages, 2) re-engagement email, or 3) no re-engagement strategy