NCT05829824

Tobacco Cessation Care for Cancer Patients by Automated Interactive Outreach

Connect Cancer Patients to Tobacco Cessation Care by Automated Interactive Outreach

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 400 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a multi-arm, randomized controlled, pilot study which will recruit cancer patients who have been seen by a UCSF Cancer Center-affiliated clinical department to evaluate the efficacy of "CareConnect". This is the first study to assess the efficacy CareConnect, a combination of the Ask-Advise-Connect (AAC) with an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) delivering cancer-targeted educational messages to support referral to smoking cessation resources for patients with cancer.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To evaluate CareConnect's efficacy on referring patients to tobacco cessation resources. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. To evaluate patients' acceptance of referrals. II. To evaluate the acceptability of CareConnect. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. In-depth semi-structured qualitative interviews of 20 selectively chosen participants who completed the 3-month follow-up survey or finished the automated CareConnect or Auto-Reach call but may have refused to complete the 3-month follow-up survey (10 from each group). II. Smoking cessation with verification. OUTLINE: Eligible participants, identified through the Cancer Center Tobacco Registry will be randomized to either the Intervention or Control arm on a 1:1 ratio. Participants who complete the first call of CareConnect or AutoReach will be considered enrolled. Participants will complete a baseline assessment, a 3-month assessment, and have option to provide a saliva sample. For those who are selected to participate in an in-depth interview, this will take place within 1 month after the 3-month assessment. Data from the participants medical record may be accessed at 6 months post follow-up.

Conditions

• Cancer
• Tobacco Dependence
• Tobacco Use Cessation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	CareConnect	A combination of the Ask-Advise-Connect (AAC) with an Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
OTHER	AutoReach	Phone call / SMS Text
PROCEDURE	Biospecimen samples	Optional saliva sample

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-27
• Primary completion: 2025-05-07
• Completion: 2025-08-15
• First posted: 2023-04-26
• Last updated: 2026-02-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States