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Project COMBAT: Combating Tobacco Use in the United States Army

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified March 2013 by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Department of Defense
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00948233
First received: July 16, 2009
Last updated: March 26, 2013
Last verified: March 2013
History of Changes
  Purpose

The goal of this behavioral research study is to test a new multimedia anti-tobacco video game tailored to the U.S. Army. Researchers want to study how using the program affects tobacco use in soldiers, as compared to standard anti-tobacco programs.


Condition Intervention
Smoking
Smoking Cessation
 Behavioral: Video Game
Behavioral: Pamphlet
Behavioral: Surveys

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Combating Tobacco Use in the United States Army

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Reductions in Smoking Initiation/Smokeless Tobacco Use and Smoking Cessation [ Time Frame: Baseline, immediately following completion of the program, and at 6- and 12-month follow-ups ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention:   Samples Without DNA

Saliva samples at the 12-month follow-up visit to measure level of cotinine, a chemical related to tobacco use.


Estimated Enrollment: 2050
Study Start Date: June 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
Intervention
Educational video game
 Behavioral: Video Game
Educational anti-tobacco video game played on arcade-type kiosk for three 30-minute sessions, plus CD-ROM disc of game to use as needed, and series of illustrated materials to go along with computer sessions.
Behavioral: Surveys
Computer surveys taken at 4 points throughout the study.
Other Name: Questionnaire
Standard Care
Pamphlets on stopping tobacco use
 Behavioral: Pamphlet
Self-help pamphlet about stopping and avoiding tobacco use, provided by the National Institutes of Health.
Behavioral: Surveys
Computer surveys taken at 4 points throughout the study.
Other Name: Questionnaire

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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 35 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Soldiers (ages 18-35 years) stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, who are not scheduled to be mobilized for a 13-month period.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Active duty service members, age 18 or above, who have entered the Army stationed at Fort Hood without orders for deployment or transfer within the next 13-month period
  2. Does not have to be a current smoker or user of alternative tobacco products
  3. Must provide contact information including: an address, two telephone numbers, and an AKO and alternate email address
  4. Willing to answer two questions regarding status of smoking and smokeless tobacco use on study survey
  5. Have access to the Internet
  6. Speak, read and write in English at a sixth-grade literacy level

Exclusion Criteria:

n/a

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00948233

Contacts
Contact: Alex Prokhorov, MD, PHD 713-745-2382

Locations
United States, Texas
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDMRC), Fort Hood Recruiting
Killeen, Texas, United States, 76544-4752
Sponsors and Collaborators
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Defense
Investigators
Study Chair: Alex Prokhorov, MD, PHD UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
  More Information

Additional Information:
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center website  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00948233     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 2009-0222
Study First Received: July 16, 2009
Last Updated: March 26, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Tobacco
Smoking Cessation
Prevention
Smokeless tobacco
Habit

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Smoking
Habits

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013