Family-based cash rewards to help Alaska Native adults quit smoking
Alaska Native Family-Based, Financial Incentives Intervention for Smoking Cessation: an RCT
This project offers family-centered financial rewards to help Alaska Native adults who smoke quit tobacco over a six-month program.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Mayo Clinic Rochester NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Rochester, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11056713 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You and chosen family members would be invited to join a culturally adapted program where family support and financial rewards are used to encourage quitting. The team has adapted an effective six-month incentive plan for Alaska Native communities and will run a randomized trial comparing the family-based approach to a comparison condition. Because Alaska includes many remote and road-less areas, the study will use methods designed to reach people across diverse communities. Researchers will track smoking abstinence over time and study how the program could be put into wider use if it works.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are Alaska Native or American Indian adults (21+) who currently smoke and have family members willing to join the program.
Not a fit: People under 21, non-Alaska Native individuals, or smokers without family members available to participate may not benefit from this family-based approach.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could help more Alaska Native adults quit smoking and reduce tobacco-related illness in their communities.
How similar studies have performed: Cash-incentive programs have produced substantially higher quit rates in other populations, but family-based incentive programs for smoking are novel and have not been tested in Alaska Native communities.
Where this research is happening
Rochester, United States
- Mayo Clinic Rochester — Rochester, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Patten, Christi a — Mayo Clinic Rochester
- Study coordinator: Patten, Christi a
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.