Telephone Counseling and the Distribution of Nicotine Patches to Smokers

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the effects of distributing free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to tobacco quitline callers directly. Specifically, this study aims to:

1. Test if sending active nicotine patches directly will lead to a higher quit rate, compared to a condition where the quitline assists the smokers to obtain patches by other means (e.g. via their health plans).

2. Test if sending placebo patches directly will also lead to a higher quit rate.

3. Test if quitline counseling increases the quit rate when the smokers already receive the nicotine patches.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
• Collaborator: California Department of Health Services
• Treatments: Nicotine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• >= 18 years old

• Daily smoker

• >=6 cigarettes per day

• Ready to quit within one month

• First time quitline caller

• Valid phone number

• Valid address (no P.O. boxes)

• California resident

• Agree to participate in study and evaluation

• English or Spanish speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Uses other form of tobacco

• Use of Zyban or Chantix

• One of the following conditions: Severe allergy to adhesive tape, Arrhythmia, Angina, Heart attack within last year, Stroke within last year, Uncontrolled high blood pressure, Insulin-dependent diabetes, Pregnancy