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NCT03714971

WhatsApp Embedded in Routine Service Delivery for Smoking Cessation

Completed NA Last updated 23 October 2018
What this trial tests

NA trial testing WhatsApp embedded in smoking cessation service in Smoking Cessation in 127 participants. Completed in 1 October 2017.

Timeline
1 March 2017
Primary endpoint
1 June 2017
1 October 2017

Quick facts

Lead sponsorEge University
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingdouble
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment127
Start date1 March 2017
Primary completion1 June 2017
Estimated completion1 October 2017
Sites1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Ege University

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Smoking Cessation. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Background: Recently, the use of communication technologies and social media applications has become increasingly widespread to strengthen efforts for smoking cessation. The purpose of this study is; to assess the effect on success rate of the WhatsApp application which is embedded in the smoking cessation policlinic service delivery. Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled intervention study was conducted with 132 volunteers who were followed up at the EUTF Smoking Cessation Policlinic between March-July 2017. The intervention content based on transtheoretic model was prepared and 60 WhatsApp messages were delivered to participants for 3 months of follow up. For data collection, initial interview form and follow up form consisting sociodemographic characteristics, smoking status, medical condition and treatment, were used. The success rate at first and third months were assessed by the point-prevalence regarding the previous week. Intention-to-treat analysis was used. For secondary outcomes; number of follow-ups, change in weight and continuity of medication were evaluated. Findings: Success rate in the first month was 65.9% for intervention group and 40.9% in the control group; for the third month it was 50.0% in the intervention group and 30.7% in the control group. Being in the intervention group increased the success rate by 3,50 (1,30-9,44) times in the first month and 2,50 (1,08-6,40) times in the third month. The intervention was the only parameter effective in the two follow-up periods; the difference in success rate caused by gender, marital status and work-related social class has been eliminated after adjustment for the intervention.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. WhatsApp embedded in routine service delivery for smoking cessation: effects on abstinence rates in a randomized controlled study.
    Durmaz S, Ergin I, Durusoy R, Hassoy H, et al · · 2019 · cited 26× · PMID 30961557 · DOI 10.1186/s12889-019-6727-z

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