Preliminary Effectiveness of Enhanced Text Message + Incentives

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Kansas Medical Center

About this trial

This study is a preliminary evaluation of a smoking cessation intervention designed for pregnant women that combines text message support and financial incentives.

The aims of this study are to determine the preliminary feasibility and acceptability of text message + incentives (intervention) vs. text message only (control).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Pregnant women aged: 18+

Enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for women, Infants, and Children (WIC) or Medicaid (or applied/applying)

Self-reported current daily smokers

Able to communicate in English

Disqualifiers

Not at all interested in quitting

Smoke less than 24 days in the past month

Greater than 30 weeks gestation

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Text Messages
  • Incentives

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
University of Kansas Medical Center66160, Kansas CityKansas, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Kansas Medical Center

Lead sponsor

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Collaborator