Comparative Effectiveness of Two Tobacco Cessation Interventions for Employees of Partners HealthCare, Inc.

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Conditions studied: Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use Disorder

In brief

Specific Aim: To conduct a randomized controlled trial among permanent employees of Partners HealthCare, Inc., and their adult dependents, who are current tobacco smokers. The trial will compare two interventions designed to help smokers stop using tobacco: (1) External Coaching Program (Standard Care) and (2) Internal Coaching Program, a chronic disease management strategy for treating tobacco use and dependence.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02601521

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

106

Starts

2015-11-01

Expected to finish

2020-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-02-24

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Current permanent employee of Partners Healthcare, Inc. or their adult dependent
• Current tobacco smoker (smoked a cigarette, even a puff, in the past 30 days)

You may not qualify if…

• Temporary, per diem or former employee of Partners Healthcare, Inc.
• Plan to leave Partners employment in the next 12 months
• Inability to give informed consent or participate in counseling due to serious psychiatric disorder or cognitive disorder

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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