Who can join WebQuit?
- US smokers over 18 who smoke daily, can read English, and have Internet access
- And who want to quit in the next 30 days!
What do I have to do?
- Fill out a short (3- to 5-minute) survey online to find out if you are eligible to join WebQuit.
- If you are eligible, fill out another online survey (10 to 15 minutes) about you and your smoking. You'll have 2 weeks to do it.
- Next, you'll be randomly assigned (like tossing a coin) to 1 of 2 groups. Both groups will have an online quit-smoking program to support you and help you quit.
- Fill out 3 more surveys (15 to 20 minutes each) over the next year. You can fill them out online, by phone, or by mail.
- Surveys are sent 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after you've joined WebQuit.
- You will get $25 for each survey you fill out ($75 if you fill out all 3).
- You'll get a $10 bonus for each survey you fill out within 24 hours of when it's emailed to you (up to $30 for all 3). That means if you fill out all 3 surveys within 24 hours of when they are emailed, you will get $105.
Confidentiality
Keeping your information private is important us. Your survey information will be entered on this secure website and kept confidential by WebQuit staff. More on confidentiality...
FAQs
- Who is the Principal Investigator of the study?
- Who else is involved besides the Principal Investigator in the study?
- When will the study results be published?
- How long will participation in the study take?
- Do I get anything for doing this?
- What is the difference between the 2 online programs in the study?
- On the survey, why do you ask about race and ethnicity separately?
- I have been getting texts from WebQuit, and I want to change how often I get them or stop getting them. How do I do that?
- What information is being tracked when I sign up for the study?
- Who can I contact if I have any more questions about this study?
Jonathan Bricker, PhD, is the Principal Investigator for the WebQuit study. A scientist who specializes in smoking cessation, he is an Associate Member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Associate Professor (Affiliate) at the University of Washington. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed scientific articles and currently serves as the senior editor of the prestigious scientific journal Addiction.
Group Health Research Institute is collaborating on this project. The Co-Investigator at this organization is Jennifer McClure, PhD who contributed to the development of the intervention website, is overseeing the recruitment of Group Health participants into the study, and collaborating with the PI in data analysis and dissemination.
Generally it takes a year or two after a study is finished before results are published.
You will be asked to use your assigned website for the next 3 months. You will also be asked to complete 3 follow-up surveys online, by phone, or by mail after 3 months, 6 months, and one year. The surveys should take ~15 minutes.
Yes, you will get access to a free quit-smoking website during the study and up to $105 if all 3 surveys are completed.
Both online programs (you’ll be assigned to one) will teach you the skills you need to learn how to stop smoking, but the type of skills taught differ between the websites.
Everyone in the study, no matter which program you are assigned to, will get a step-by-step guide to quitting, tools to help deal with urges to smoke, and help on staying motivated to quit. You will also receive scientifically-based recommendations for how to select medications to help you in quitting smoking however medication will not be provided by the study.
This is a requirement from the National Institutes of Health, who funds our research. They consider Hispanic/Latino as an ethnicity, not a race. So, we are required to ask about race and ethnicity separately.
Login with "Change Text/Email Settings" checked and adjust how often you would like to get texts. Or, email us at [email protected] and we'll change it for you.
To optimize our web-based recruitment efforts, we use conversion tracking features to inform us of how well we are doing attracting potential participants and so that we can adjust our ads as necessary. No personal information is collected from using this tool.
Please email us at [email protected] if you have any questions about our study.
