Social Determinants and Smoking Cessation

Completed

Conditions studied: Smoking Cessation

In brief

The goal of this study is to learn about the influence of the social and physical environment on smoking cessation (quitting smoking) among smokers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01310842

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

329

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2016-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 and above
• Current smoker with a history of at least 5 cigarettes/day for the last year (participant must register a CO level of 8 or higher)
• Motivated to quit within the next 30 days
• Valid home address reflective of residence in Houston
• Functioning telephone number
• Can speak, read, and write in English
• Marginal or adequate health literacy

You may not qualify if…

• Contraindication for nicotine patch use
• Regular use of tobacco products other than cigarettes (cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco)
• Use of nicotine replacement therapy products or other smoking cessation medications, other than the nicotine patches supplied during the study
• Pregnancy or lactation
• Another household member is enrolled in this protocol
• Active substance abuse problem
• Scores below the 6th grade literacy level on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM)

Where it is running

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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