NCT00670514

Smoking Cessation in a Dentistry Setting

A Comparing Study of the Smoking Cessation Program NIX Individual and the Self-Help Program Fimpa Dig Fri

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 300 (planned)
• Sponsor: Uppsala University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Aim: to assess relative effectiveness of a high and a low intensity intervention for smoking cessation support in a dental clinic setting. Method: 300 smokers were randomly assigned to support with either low (LTI) or high treatment intensity (HTI). Main outcome measures were self-reported point-prevalence and continuous abstinence (≥183 days).

Conditions

• Smoking

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Nix Individual	Eight 40-minutes sessions at the local dental clinic during 4 months. Written material and counseling by a dental hygienist with special training in smoking cessation, according to a fixed program. A traditional smoking cessation program with a mixture of behavior therapy, coaching and pharmacological advises. Two questionnaires.
BEHAVIORAL	Fimpa dig fri	One 30-minute counseling session at the local dental clinic, focusing on explaining the content of a traditional self-help program ("Fimpa dig fri"). The leaflet contains an 8-week program with instructions and tasks to perform. Two questionnaires.

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-04-01
• First posted: 2008-05-01
• Last updated: 2008-05-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden