Efficacy of a text messaging (SMS) based smoking cessation intervention for young people: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Haug, Severin; Schaub, Michael P; Venzin, Vigeli; Meyer, Christian; John, Ulrich

doi:10.2196/jmir.2636

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Haug, S., Schaub, M. P., Venzin, V., Meyer, C., & John, U. (2013). Efficacy of a text messaging (SMS) based smoking cessation intervention for young people: A cluster randomised controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15(8), e171. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2636

Abstract

Background: Smoking prevalence remains high, particularly among adolescents and young adults with lower educational levels, posing a serious public health problem. There is limited evidence of effective smoking cessation interventions in this population. Objective: To test the efficacy of an individually tailored, fully automated text messaging (short message service, SMS)–based intervention for smoking cessation in young people. Methods: A 2-arm cluster randomized controlled trial, using school class as the randomization unit, was co