Grant Number:	1R01CA166646-01A1 Interpret this number
Primary Investigator:	Bricker, Jonathan
Organization:	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Project Title:	Randomized Trial of Web-Delivered Acceptance Therapy for Smoking Cessation
Fiscal Year:	2013

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Smoking cessation intervention websites are now reaching millions of adults 24 hours a day. Unfortunately, currently available smoking cessation websites have low effectiveness. Their average quit rates are 7 to 10%. Now is the time to test a new intervention model with potential to boost quit rates of smoking cessation websites. To start a new research paradigm focusing on innovative web-based intervention content, the current study will test a promising treatment approach called Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). We recently developed the first ACT smoking cessation website and pilot tested it in a randomized controlled trial comparing it with a national-level current standard website following US Clinical Practice Guidelines (Smokefree.gov). The trial design was proven feasible, with successful national recruitment (N = 222) and balanced randomization. The ACT intervention was feasible, with higher participant utilization and satisfaction, as compared to Smokefree.gov. The ACT intervention showed promising results on cessation processes and outcomes at short term follow-up (i.e., 3 months). Building on these results, a randomized trial with a larger sample size (N = 2554) and longer term follow-up (i.e., 12 months) is now needed to definitively determine whether the ACT website provides more robust quit rates than currently available smoking cessation websites. Accordingly, we propose to conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing the ACT smoking cessation website with Smokefree.gov, in order to: (1) Demonstrate that web-based ACT has significantly higher smoking cessation rates than a national-level current standard website (Smokefree.gov). Primary outcome: 30-day point prevalence abstinence at 12 months post randomization; (2) Demonstrate that the web-based ACT (but not Smokefree.gov) smoking cessation outcomes are mediated by three psychological processes that are central to the theoretical model underlying ACT: acceptance of internal (a) sensations, (b) emotions, and (c) thoughts that cue smoking. This study, well-motivated by promising pilot results, will provide a definitive test of the web-based ACT for smoking cessation program and its underlying mediational processes. Positive results could provide current standard web-based interventions a new intervention paradigm and significantly improve long term cessation rates for smokers in a low cost public health intervention.




Efficacy of Web-Delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Helping Black Adults Quit Smoking.
Authors: Santiago-Torres M. , Kwon D.M. , Mull K.E. , Sullivan B.M. , Ahluwalia J.S. , Alexander A.C. , Nollen N.L. , Bricker J.B. .
Source: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2022-11-21; , .
EPub date: 2022-11-21.
PMID: 36414931
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Web-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for smoking cessation: Is it engaging and efficacious for US Hispanic/Latinx adult smokers?
Authors: Kwon D.M. , Santiago-Torres M. , Mull K.E. , Sullivan B.M. , Zvolensky M.J. , Bricker J.B. .
Source: Preventive medicine reports, 2022 Oct; 29, p. 101952.
EPub date: 2022-08-19.
PMID: 36161119
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Older adults who smoke: Do they engage with and benefit from web-based smoking cessation interventions?
Authors: Kwon D.M. , Santiago-Torres M. , Mull K.E. , Sullivan B.M. , Bricker J.B. .
Source: Preventive medicine, 2022 Aug; 161, p. 107118.
EPub date: 2022-06-17.
PMID: 35718119
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Identifying Content-Based Engagement Patterns in a Smoking Cessation Website and Associations With User Characteristics and Cessation Outcomes: A Sequence and Cluster Analysis.
Authors: Perski O. , Watson N.L. , Mull K.E. , Bricker J.B. .
Source: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2021-06-08; 23(7), p. 1103-1112.
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The association between frequency of e-cigarette use and long-term smoking cessation outcomes among treatment-seeking smokers receiving a behavioral intervention.
Authors: Watson N.L. , Mull K.E. , Bricker J.B. .
Source: Drug and alcohol dependence, 2021-01-01; 218, p. 108394.
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Which Method of Assessing Depression and Anxiety Best Predicts Smoking Cessation: Screening Instruments or Self-Reported Conditions?
Authors: Watson N.L. , Heffner J.L. , Mull K.E. , McClure J.B. , Bricker J.B. .
Source: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2020-10-08; 22(10), p. 1860-1866.
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Long-Term Smoking Cessation Outcomes for Sexual Minority Versus Nonminority Smokers in a Large Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Web-Based Interventions.
Authors: Heffner J.L. , Mull K.E. , Watson N.L. , McClure J.B. , Bricker J.B. .
Source: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2020-08-24; 22(9), p. 1596-1604.
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A Smartphone App Designed to Help Cancer Patients Stop Smoking: Results From a Pilot Randomized Trial on Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness.
Authors: Bricker J.B. , Watson N.L. , Heffner J.L. , Sullivan B. , Mull K. , Kwon D. , Westmaas J.L. , Ostroff J. .
Source: JMIR formative research, 2020-01-17; 4(1), p. e16652.
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Authors: Watson N.L. , Heffner J.L. , Mull K.E. , McClure J.B. , Bricker J.B. .
Source: Journal of medical Internet research, 2019-06-19; 21(6), p. e13500.
EPub date: 2019-06-19.
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Addiction Mindsets and Psychological Processes of Quitting Smoking.
Authors: Sridharan V. , Shoda Y. , Heffner J.L. , Bricker J. .
Source: Substance use & misuse, 2019; 54(7), p. 1086-1095.
EPub date: 2019-03-20.
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Smokers with bipolar disorder, other affective disorders, and no mental health conditions: Comparison of baseline characteristics and success at quitting in a large 12-month behavioral intervention randomized trial.
Authors: Heffner J.L. , Mull K.E. , Watson N.L. , McClure J.B. , Bricker J.B. .
Source: Drug and alcohol dependence, 2018-12-01; 193, p. 35-41.
EPub date: 2018-10-10.
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Authors: Watson N.L. , Mull K.E. , Heffner J.L. , McClure J.B. , Bricker J.B. .
Source: Journal of medical Internet research, 2018-08-24; 20(8), p. e10351.
EPub date: 2018-08-24.
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Improving quit rates of web-delivered interventions for smoking cessation: full-scale randomized trial of WebQuit.org versus Smokefree.gov.
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Source: Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2018 May; 113(5), p. 914-923.
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Authors: Watson N.L. , Heffner J.L. , McClure J.B. , Mull K.E. , Bricker J.B. .
Source: The American journal on addictions, 2017 Mar; 26(2), p. 176-182.
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Source: Drug and alcohol dependence, 2017-01-01; 170, p. 37-42.
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Authors: Zeng E.Y. , Heffner J.L. , Copeland W.K. , Mull K.E. , Bricker J.B. .
Source: Addictive behaviors, 2016 Dec; 63, p. 120-4.
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Source: Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association, 2015 Dec; 21(12), p. 998-1004.
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