A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Text Messaging to Increase Tobacco Treatment Reach in the Emergency Department.

Lorien C AbromsKeng-Chieh WuNandita KrishnanMichael LongSarah BelayScott E ShermanMelissa McCarthy

Published in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2021)

Automated text messaging programs have been tested as a treatment tool, but have not been tested as an outreach tool to increase the reach of smoking cessation treatment. This study tests a new way of conducting outreach to smokers in a health system through text messages. It tests the effect of outreach on (1) rates of opting in and (2) successful treatment delivery. Results may inform new models of providing outreach for tobacco treatment in health systems.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
emergency department
replacement therapy
machine learning
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
public health
electronic health record