NCT02470923

In-patient Smoking Cessation Intervention Using Counseling, Spirometry and Nicotine Replacement Therapy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Soroka University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of the study is to assess the effect of in-hospital intensive counseling and NRT (nicotine replacement therapy) vs. usual care, on smoking cessation or enrollment to smoking cessation behavioral intervention. This is prospective randomized clinical trial. The study population will include smokers subjects admitted to internal medicine departments at Soroka University Medical Center. The study population will be divided randomly into three arms according to intervention intensity (ratio 1:1:1).

Detailed description

Prospective randomized clinical trial. The study population will include smokers subjects admitted to internal medicine departments at Soroka University Medical Center. The study population will be divided randomly into three arms according to intervention intensity (ratio 1:1:1): Group 1 - Usual care including medical advice to quit and confrontation with abnormal spirometry results if relevant. Group 2 - Intensive counseling (15 minutes) by a smoking cessation counselor including confrontation with abnormal spirometry results if relevant, and follow up for at least 5 weeks after discharge (will be done weekly by phone for five consecutive weeks). Group 3 - Intensive counseling (15 minutes) by a smoking cessation counselor including confrontation with abnormal spirometry results if relevant, offering and providing nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and follow up (will be done weekly by phone for five consecutive weeks). All participants will be given a smoking cessation leaflet.

Conditions

• Smoking Cessation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Nicotine replacement therapy
BEHAVIORAL	Intensive counseling
BEHAVIORAL	Medical advice

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-08-01
• Primary completion: 2016-07-01
• Completion: 2017-07-01
• First posted: 2015-06-12
• Last updated: 2015-08-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel