Proactive Tobacco Treatment for Veterans

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Smoking Cessation, Smoking Tobacco

In brief

Tobacco use is the leading cause of premature death in the United States and disproportionately affects Veterans and certain racial/ethnic minority groups. Most smokers are interested in quitting; however, current tobacco use treatment approaches are reactive and require smokers to initiate treatment or depend on the provider to initiate smoking cessation care. As a result, most smokers do not receive comprehensive, evidence-based treatment for tobacco use that includes intensive behavioral counseling along with pharmacotherapy. Proactive tobacco treatment integrates population-based treatment (i.e., proactive outreach) and individual-level treatment (i.e., smoking cessation counseling and pharmacotherapy) to address both patient and provider barriers to comprehensive care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00608426

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

6400

Starts

2009-10-01

Expected to finish

2013-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Current smoker, identified by tobacco use clinical reminder.

You may not qualify if…

• ICD-9 diagnosis of dementia (290.xx or 331.xx).
• Greater than 10 VA mental health clinic visits in past 12 months.
• Missing phone number or mailing address.

Where it is running

• James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL — Tampa, Florida, United States
• Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
• G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS — Jackson, Mississippi, United States
• Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY — New York, New York, United States
• Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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