The Tobacco Status Project (TSP): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a Facebook smoking cessation intervention for young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco use remains the leading cause of premature morbidity and mortality in the United States. Young adults are less successful at quitting, use cessation treatment less often than smokers of other ages, and can be a challenge to retain in treatment. Social media, integrated into the lives of many young adults, represents a promising strategy to deliver evidence-based smoking cessation treatment to a large, diverse audience. The goal of this trial is to test the efficacy of a stage-based smoking cessation intervention on Facebook for young adults age 18 to 25 on smoking abstinence, reduction in cigarettes smoked, and thoughts about smoking abstinence.

Methods/design

This is a randomized controlled trial. Young adult smokers throughout the United States are recru

SUBMITTER: Ramo DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4572690 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature