ISRCTN ISRCTN37111532
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN37111532
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
05/04/2006
Registration date
13/06/2006
Last edited
06/08/2010
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Study website

Contact information

Dr Caroline Free
Scientific

Nutrition and Public Health Research Interventions Unit
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7958 8109
Email caroline.free@lshtm.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled pilot study
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet https://www.txt2stop.org/participant_info.html
Scientific title
Study acronymTXT2STOP
Study objectivesTXT2STOP is a pilot study for a trial of mobile phone text-messaging as an aid to support smoking cessation in young people in the UK.
Ethics approval(s)Ethical approval given by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) as this is a single site pilot study, dated 24/10/2005, reference number: 3077
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSmoking
InterventionThe intervention group will be encouraged to set a quit date within 14 days of randomisation. Five messages per day will be sent in the first five weeks after randomisation. The control group will receive fortnightly messages on the most well known health dangers of smoking.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureSelf-reported abstinence at six months post randomisation. Verified by salivary cotinine testing using a cut-off of 7 ng/ml of cotinine.
Secondary outcome measuresAt four weeks: point prevalence of smoking (as per National Health Service [NHS] standard reporting).
At six months: 28-day continuous abstinence, involvement in any vehicle crashes (these are the only rare adverse health effects of using a mobile phone)
Overall study start date18/04/2006
Completion date30/09/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit16 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants200
Key inclusion criteriaAged 16 years and over, currently smoking cigarettes daily and interested in quitting, owner of a mobile phone and familiar with text messaging capabilities. Able to provide informed consent to participate in the study.
Key exclusion criteriaDoes not match inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment18/04/2006
Date of final enrolment30/09/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Nutrition and Public Health Research Interventions Unit
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (UK)
University/education

Keppel Street
London
HA5 ITY
United Kingdom

Website http://www.lshtm.ac.uk
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/00a0jsq62

Funders

Funder type

Research council

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/04/2009 Yes No