Family-supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Disease, Neoplasm, Cardiovascular Disease, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension

In brief

The overarching aim of the study is to evaluate in a randomized trial the impact of a family-supported intervention compared to a standard veteran-focused telephone counseling control group to promote smoking cessation among cancer and heart disease patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00448344

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

471

Starts

2008-02-01

Expected to finish

2012-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Enrolled in the Durham VA for ongoing care
• Seen at a DVAMC clinic for care of cancer or cardiovascular disease within the previous 3 months
• Current smokers and planning to quit smoking in the next 30 days

You may not qualify if…

• Active diagnosis of psychosis documented in medical record
• Does not have access to a telephone
• Refusal to provide informed consent
• Severely impaired hearing or speech

Where it is running

• Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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