RT Journal Article
T1 Using the Social-Local-Mobile App for Smoking Cessation in the SmokeFreeBrain Project: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
A1 Jódar-Sánchez, Francisco
A1 Carrasco-Hernández, Laura
A1 Núñez-Benjumea, Francisco
A1 Mesa González, Marco A.
A1 Moreno Conde, Jesús
A1 Parra-Calderón, Carlos L.
A1 Fernandez-Luque, Luis
A1 Hors-Fraile, Santiago
A1 Civit, Antón
A1 Bamidis, Panagiotis
A1 Ortega Ruiz, Francisco
K1 Tabaquismo - Tratamiento
K1 Ensayos clínicos
AB Objective: We present a study protocol of a 12-month randomized open-label parallel-group trial whose primary objective is to analyze the efficacy and efficiency of usual psychopharmacological therapy plus the Social-Local-Mobile app (intervention group) applied to the smoking cessation process compared with usual psychopharmacological therapy alone (control group).Methods: The target population consists of adult smokers (both male and female) attending the Smoking Cessation Unit at Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Seville, Spain. Social-Local-Mobile is an innovative intervention based on mobile technologies and their capacity to trigger behavioral changes. The app is a complement to pharmacological therapies to quit smoking by providing personalized motivational messages, physical activity monitoring, lifestyle advice, and distractions (minigames) to help overcome cravings. Usual pharmacological therapy consists of bupropion (Zyntabac 150 mg) or varenicline (Champix 0.5 mg or 1 mg). The main outcomes will be (1) the smoking abstinence rate at 1 year measured by means of exhaled carbon monoxide and urinary cotinine tests, and (2) the result of the cost-effectiveness analysis, which will be expressed in terms of an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio. Results: Of 548 patients identified using the hospital's electronic records system, we excluded 308 patients: 188 declined to participate and 120 did not meet the inclusion criteria. A total of 240 patients were enrolled: the control group (n=120) will receive usual psychopharmacological therapy, while the intervention group (n=120) will receive usual psychopharmacological therapy plus the So-Lo-Mo app. Conclusions: Social networks and mobile technologies influence our daily lives and, therefore, may influence our smoking habits as well.
PB JMIR Publications, Inc
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33615
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33615
LA eng
NO Jódar-Sánchez, F., Carrasco Hernández, L., Núñez-Benjumea, F. J., Mesa González, M. A., Moreno Conde, J., Parra Calderón, C. L., Fernandez-Luque, L., Hors-Fraile, S., Civit, A., Bamidis, P., & Ortega-Ruiz, F. (2018). Using the Social-Local-Mobile App for Smoking Cessation in the SmokeFreeBrain Project: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR research protocols, 7(12), e12464. https://doi.org/10.2196/12464
NO The research study is funded by H2020 European Commission project (Grant Agreement 681120), as part of the SmokeFreeBrain project. Further information about the project can be found on the SmokeFreeBrain project website (www.smokefreebrain.eu).
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026