Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Smokers

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Smoking Cessation

In brief

When smokers are hospitalized they quit smoking, either voluntarily or involuntarily. Most of them, however, go back to smoking soon after discharge. This study will test an innovative approach which includes dispensing nicotine patches at discharge, providing proactive telephone counseling post discharge, or giving a combination of the two. The interventions are aimed at increasing the long term quit rate of these patients. The specific aims of the study are to demonstrate the effects of two interventions, dispensing nicotine patches at discharge and providing proactive telephone counseling soon after discharge, on 12-month quit rates of hospitalized smokers in a 2 x 2 factorial design.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01289275

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

1270

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2014-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-13

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 18 years or older
• Smoke >=6 Cigarettes per day
• English or Spanish speaking
• Valid phone number
• Valid address
• Gave consent to participate in study and evaluation

You may not qualify if…

• Hospital stay of less than 24 hours
• Inability to communicate orally
• Hypersensitivity to nicotine
• Pregnant
• Hospitalized for psychiatric treatment

Where it is running

• Scripps Mercy - Chula Vista — Chula Vista, California, United States
• Univeristy of California, Davis — Davis, California, United States
• UCSD - Thornton Hospital — La Jolla, California, United States
• Scripps Mercy - San Diego Campus — San Diego, California, United States
• UCSD Medical Center - Hillcrest — San Diego, California, United States
• University of California, San Diego: California Smokers' Helpline — San Diego, California, United States

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