Quitxt Mobile Text Messaging Cessation Research Study
The health benefits of smoking cessation by age 30 are much greater than cessation later in life, including gaining 10 years of life, compared with those who continue to smoke. The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the bilingual and culturally tailored Quitxt mobile cessation intervention.
| Condition(s) | Smoking Cessation |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | The health benefits of smoking cessation by age 30 are much greater than cessation later in life, including gaining 10 years of life, compared with those who continue to smoke. The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the bilingual and culturally tailored Quitxt mobile cessation intervention. Quitxt provides interactive messages through texts or chat with visual and video content employing theory- and evidence-based techniques to prompt and sustain cessation. The study will recruit 1,200 Latino young adult smokers aged 18-29 who enroll and agree to make quit attempts, with half randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to receive Quitxt and half to abbreviated text messages with smoking cessation-related content and referral to the Texas Department of State Health |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: 1. Latinos 2. aged 18-29 years; 3. smoking at least one cigarette/day ≥3 days/week; 4. interested in quitting; 5. willing to provide follow-up data; 6. are not simultaneously participating in a cessation program; 7. own a cell phone or smartphone; 8. are able to send and receive text messages and access the Internet; 9. reside in the study area; and 10. able to provide informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. are not interested in quitting; 2. are unable to provide consent due to a mental, emotional, or physical handicap that keep them from understanding the consent information; 3. do not own a cell phone with text and Internet capabilities; 4. are unable to respond to text messages and questions or unable to view the study mobile webpages/Yo |
| Ages | 18 Years to 29 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Yes |
| Lead sponsor | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
| Locations | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Start date | 2026-02-12 |
| NCT ID | NCT05958667 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05958667 |