MHealth smoking cessation intervention among high-school pupils (NEXit Junior): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile health (mHealth) interventions, using text messages to support high-school pupils to quit smoking, could be a novel and cost-effective approach. However, more research is needed, specifically to investigate long-term effectiveness. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a newly developed mHealth intervention targeting smoking cessation among high-school pupils.

Methods

The study is a two-arm, randomized controlled trial with an intervention group (mHealth intervention) and a control group (treatment as usual: national smoking cessation help line). Outcome measures will be investigated at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 months' follow-up. Primary outcome measures will be: prolonged abstinence and 4-week point prevalence of smoking abstinence. Secondary

SUBMITTER: Thomas K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6249762 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature