NCT01404546

Cost Free Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation in Stroke Patients

A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Standardized Counselling and Cost-free Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation Among Stroke and TIA Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This pilot study examined the effect of providing a 4 weeks of cost free quit smoking medications to smokers identified in a stroke prevention clinic who were interested in quitting smoking compared to providing a prescription for the medication only.

Detailed description

DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. METHODS: All patients seen at the Ottawa Hospital Stroke Prevention Clinic were screened for smoking status, advised to quit smoking and treated using a standardized protocol including counselling and pharmacotherapy. Eligible smokers were randomly assigned to either a prescription only usual care group, or, the experimental group who received a 4-week supply of cost-free quit smoking medications and prescription for medication renewal. All patients received follow-up counselling 7-days prior to and 5, 14, 30, 60, 90, 180 days following their quit attempt. Levels of eligibility, consent, adherence and retention were used as indicators of study feasibility. The primary outcome was bio-chemically validated quit rates at 26-weeks.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	cost free pharmacotherapy	Participants assigned to the CF group received a starter kit (4-week supply) of cost-free quit smoking medication (nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion, or varenicline) and a pre-printed prescription to be filled by the patient at the end of the 4-weeks.
OTHER	usual care	Participants assigned to the prescription only usual care group received a prescription for smoking cessation pharmacotherapy to be filled at their own cost at their local community pharmacy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-08-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2011-07-28
• Last updated: 2015-03-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada