Alcohol Cessation Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: A Pilot RCT of a Tailored Text Message-Based Intervention

Abstract

This report details activities in the first year of a project aimed to evaluate a text-message alcohol cessation intervention for head-and-neck cancer (HNC) survivors in both civilian and veteran populations. Investigators are currently working with HNC survivors and clinicians at Northwell Health and the Brooklyn VA Medical Center to adapt an existing evidence-based text message alcohol cessation intervention (Aim 1) to prepare to conduct a two-arm pilot RCT to evaluate acceptability, preliminary efficacy, and feasibility to conduct a future RCT (Aim 2). We hypothesize 1) the tailored intervention will be feasible and acceptable and 2) the tailored text messages will result in 30% increase in cessation among HNC survivors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1207723

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  • Michael A. Diefenbach

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  • The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

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