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Project MARS: Mobile-Assistance for Regulating Smoking
Sponsor: University of Utah
Summary
This study aims to investigate approaches to capitalize on states of vulnerability and receptivity to deliver real-time self-regulation prompts among smokers.
Official title: Novel Use of mHealth Data to Identify States of Vulnerability and Receptivity to JITAIs
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
114
Start Date
2020-08-27
Completion Date
2023-10-20
Last Updated
2026-08-31
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Messages recommending low effort strategies (participants experiencing negative affect & cigarettes are available)
Participants receive messages tailored for situations when they experiencing negative affect \& cigarettes are available.
Messages recommending low effort strategies (participants not experiencing negative affect & cigarettes are available)
Participants receive messages tailored for situations when they are not experiencing negative affect \& cigarettes are available.
Messages recommending low effort strategies (participants experiencing negative affect & cigarettes are not available)
Participants receive messages tailored for situations when they are experiencing negative affect \& cigarettes are not available.
Messages recommending low effort strategies (participants not experiencing negative affect & cigarettes are not available)
Generic messages for situations when participants are neither experiencing negative affect nor cigarettes are available.
Messages recommending low effort strategies (when participants did not complete the 2-question survey)
Generic messages for situations when participants are neither experiencing negative affect nor cigarettes are available.
More effortful activity: Moodsurf
Smart phone app that teaches participants a mindfulness-based technique in which participant "surf" the mood.
More effortful activity: Meditate
Smart phone app that teaches participants a mindfulness-based meditation designed for smoking cessation.
More effortful activity: Joy
Smart phone app that teaches participants to practice breathing exercise.
More effortful activity: Imagine
Smart phone app that teaches participants to use their imagination to explore and manage their thoughts and feelings.
More effortful activity: Notice
Smart phone app that teaches participants to accept their thoughts and feelings.
Locations (1)
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States