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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 3 July 2017
Main ID:  ISRCTN55259451
Date of registration: 25/02/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Jyvaskyla
Public title: Managing cigarette cravings using the Physical over Smoking (PoS) App
Scientific title: Effectiveness of a smartphone application on long term abstinence, awareness, efficacy and power of control of cigarette cravings of adult smokers: a two-arm superiority randomised controlled trial
Date of first enrolment: 01/12/2014
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN55259451
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Two-arm intervention single-center parallel superiority pragmatic randomized controlled trial (Treatment)  
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Countries of recruitment
Finland
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Name: Mary    Chasandra
Address:  Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences Department of Sport Sciences PO Box 35 40014 Jyvaskyla Finland
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult smokers
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with additional addictions (alcohol, drugs, etc) according to NIDA screening tool
2. High scores of active psychological distress according to GHQ-12: if scores 20+ on a scale from 0 to 36.
3. Low scores on Tobacco Dependence Screener (TDS): less than 5 on a scale from 1 to 10
4. Low scores on Motivation to stop smoking scale: less than 3 on a scale from 1 to 7
5. Health risks by increasing physical activity according to the screening tool of PAR-Q


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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Tobacco smoking
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Smoking addiction
Intervention(s)
Participants identified as eligible and agreed to participate will receive a quit smoking counselling program. The program will consist of 3 motivational interviewing 2 hours weekly sessions. After they set their quit smoking day they will be randomly assigned to the experimental group (after quit support by using the Physical over Smoking App for managing their cravings) or to the control group (no after quit support) and have a 4th meeting. All participants will be followed for 6 months after the 4th meeting.
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Self report of tobacco use at a. before quit day; b. 1 & 2 & 3 weeks after 4th meeting; c. 1 & 3 & 6 months after 4th meeting. Cotinine in saliva measured at 4th meeting
2. Self report of efficacy on being aware of experience cravings at a. before quit day; b. 1 & 2 & 3 weeks after 4th meeting; c. 1 & 3 & 6 months after 4th meeting
3. Self report of efficacy on managing cravings at a. before quit day; b. 1 & 2 & 3 weeks after quit; c. 1 & 3 & 6 months after quit
4. Self report of power of control to manage cravings at a. before quit day; b. 3 days after, c. 1 & 3 & 6 months after quit
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Self-reported current physical activity behavior (IPAQ) a. before quit day; b. 3 & 6 months after 4th meeting. 3 days measurement of step counts (pedometer) at before quit day time point
2. Self-reported attitudes, intentions and perceived behavioural control of quit smoking at before quit day time point
3. Self-reported attitudes, intentions and perceived behavioural control of craving management at a. before quit day; b. 4th meeting
4. Self-reported attitudes, intentions and perceived behavioural control of increase physical activity behavior at a. before quit day; b. 4th meeting
5. Self-reported Usability of the Physical over Smoking App from experimental group only at a. 1 week; b. 1 month, 3 months & 6 months after 4th meeting
6. Fidelity checks in both groups at a. 3 days after 4th meeting and b. 1 week; c. 1 month, 3 months & 6 months after 4th meeting
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
National Institute for Health and Welfare (TERVEYDEN JA HYVINVOINNIN LAITOS)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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