Prolonged Smoking Cessation Using Prescription Step Care

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Conditions studied: Tobacco Dependence

In brief

Smoking is the number one preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in this nation. Unfortunately, more than 50% of those who quit following a smoking cessation intervention typically relapse within two weeks, with approximately 80% relapsing within six months. Therefore, tobacco use can be conceptualized as a chronic condition. As with many chronic medical problems, tobacco use interventions may benefit from a step care approach to treatment. A total of 400 adult smokers will be enrolled in the study. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions consisting of: 1) A State of the Art Smoking Cessation Intervention + Recycling or: 2) A State of the Art Smoking Cessation Intervention + Step Care. Long term smoking cessation will be assessed by self-report, exhaled carbon monoxide levels, and salivary cotinine. The primary endpoint of the study will be smoking abstinence rates at two-year follow-up. It is predicted that long-term cessation rates will be significantly higher in the step care condition than for those assigned to the recycling group.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00170079
Run by
University of Tennessee
People needed
270
Starts
2005-04-01
Expected to finish
2011-06-01
Last updated by the study team
2014-12-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

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