Text Message and Mail Delivery of Tailored Educational Materials to Improve Access to Resources for Smoking Cessation of Menthol Tobacco Cigarettes
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Where
- Buffalo, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- People taking part
- 600 people, planned
- Started
- 8 Aug 2025
- Expected to end
- 12 Dec 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 3 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Educational Intervention
- Internet-Based Intervention
- Smartphone Application-based Intervention
- Smoking Cessation Intervention
- Text Message-Based Navigation Intervention
- Record updated
- 5 October 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Adults aged 18 years or older
- Residents of New York State
- English Speaking
- Willingness to receive and engage with mailed educational materials
- Participants with ability to receive text messaging access to smart device
Who cannot take part
- Individuals under 18 years of age
- Report currently smoking menthol cigarettes
- People who do not report currently smoking menthol cigarettes
- Persons in correctional facilities
- Non-English speaking
- Participants who cannot receive text messaging or have access to smart device
Where in United States
- Roswell Park Cancer InstituteBuffalo, United States
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This clinical trial compares the impact of receiving educational materials containing relevant content about risks from smoking menthol cigarettes which include links to the New York (NY) Smoke-Free website by text message or mail in people who smoke menthol cigarettes. The NY Smoke-Free website includes tailored content developed specifically for menthol smokers and provides resources designed to resonate with the experiences of menthol smokers and address the unique challenges they face in quitting. Delivering tailored educational materials by text message or mail may increase interaction with information about menthol cigarettes and smoking cessation resources compared to those who do not receive the educational messaging.
The 3 groups in the trial
- Cohort II (standard Quitline materials)Existing treatment, for comparison
Participants receive standard Quitline materials in the mail on study.
Treatment: Smoking Cessation Intervention
- Group I (educational material by mail)Treatment being tested
Participants receive an educational flyer by mail along with the standard Quitline materials on study. Participants receive access to a website and QR code directing them to culturally tailored information about menthol cigarettes and cessation on the NY Smoke-Free website.
Treatment: Educational Intervention, Internet-Based Intervention, Smartphone Application-based Intervention, and Smoking Cessation Intervention
- Group III (educational messaging by text)Treatment being tested
Participants receive an educational message by text along with the standard Quitline materials by mail on study. Participants receive access to a website and QR code directing them to culturally tailored information about menthol cigarettes and cessation on the NY Smoke-Free website.
Treatment: Internet-Based Intervention, Smartphone Application-based Intervention, Smoking Cessation Intervention, and Text Message-Based Navigation Intervention
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- An Exploratory Investigation on Effectiveness of Tailored New York State Quitline Services for Cessation of Menthol Tobacco Cigarettes
- Record updated
- 5 October 2026