Financial Incentives for Smoking Treatment II
Running, not enrolling · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use Cessation
In brief
Financial incentives for motivating changes in health behavior, particularly for smoking and other morbid habits, are increasingly being tested by health insurers, employers, and government agencies. However, in using incentive programs for smoking cessation, key unanswered structural and theoretical questions remain regarding their effectiveness, acceptability to patients, and economic sustainability. This trial aims to advance the science and implementation of financial incentives for smoking cessation interventions among high-risk, hospitalized smokers. The investigators will pursue two specific aims: 1) comparing the impact of three approaches for smoking cessation on smoking abstinence, use of evidenced-based therapy, and quality of life and 2) comparing the short-term and long term return on investment of using goal directed and outcome-based financial incentives to promote smoking cessation.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03979885
- Run by
- University of California, Los Angeles
- People needed
- 1058
- Starts
- 2020-01-06
- Expected to finish
- 2027-06-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-29
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- age ≥ 18 years
- smoked tobacco during the prior 30 days,
- have an active U.S. phone number and address,
- can provide consent in English or Spanish and
- are in at least the contemplative stage of change for quitting smoking, as assessed by a single measure, readiness to quit
You may not qualify if…
- use only smokeless tobacco,
- are pregnant or breastfeeding,
- are discharged to an institution (e.g., nursing home, long-term care facility),
- are unable to provide informed consent, or do not have cognitive ability to enroll or participate in the study
Where it is running
- David Geffen School of Medicine — Los Angeles, California, United States
- NYU Langone Health — New York, New York, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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