Connect to Quit for Smoking
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Smoking Cessation |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | March 2011 |
| End Date: | February 2015 |
Connect to Quit: Coordinated Care for Smoking Cessation Among Low Income Veterans
The purpose of this research study is to examine the effectiveness of an intervention
designed to reduce smoking in low income veterans within a regional United States Veterans
Administration(VA) health care system. A proactive, personalized, coordinated system of care
"Connect to Quit (CTQ)" is rooted in the Chronic Care Model. CTQ treats smoking as a chronic
condition, like hypertension or diabetes, that requires long term treatment with appropriate
combinations of behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy. CTQ will be evaluated in the context
of three (3) VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) medical practices.
designed to reduce smoking in low income veterans within a regional United States Veterans
Administration(VA) health care system. A proactive, personalized, coordinated system of care
"Connect to Quit (CTQ)" is rooted in the Chronic Care Model. CTQ treats smoking as a chronic
condition, like hypertension or diabetes, that requires long term treatment with appropriate
combinations of behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy. CTQ will be evaluated in the context
of three (3) VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) medical practices.
Approximately 40 Primary Care Providers (PCPs), including non-physicians, in the VAPHS and
their patients will be recruited and randomized to either Connect to Quit (CTQ) or Usual
Care (UC), existing Veterans Health Administration (VHA) services. After PCPs are enrolled,
we will begin recruiting their patients who meet eligibility criteria. The desire to quit
smoking is not required for participation in the study, as the point of CTQ is to engage
smokers at every level of readiness to quit. Target enrollment is 660 participants,
approximately 330 in each treatment arm. Participants will be followed for a minimum of 2
years and a maximum of 4. Investigators will measure abstinence (biochemically-validated, 30
day point-prevalence) throughout the study, assessed every 6 months.
their patients will be recruited and randomized to either Connect to Quit (CTQ) or Usual
Care (UC), existing Veterans Health Administration (VHA) services. After PCPs are enrolled,
we will begin recruiting their patients who meet eligibility criteria. The desire to quit
smoking is not required for participation in the study, as the point of CTQ is to engage
smokers at every level of readiness to quit. Target enrollment is 660 participants,
approximately 330 in each treatment arm. Participants will be followed for a minimum of 2
years and a maximum of 4. Investigators will measure abstinence (biochemically-validated, 30
day point-prevalence) throughout the study, assessed every 6 months.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female 18 years or older
- Veterans seen by a primary care physician within the VAPHS
- Household income not more than $36,000 annually
- Smoke at least 1 cigarette per day
Exclusion Criteria:
- Smokeless tobacco (snuff or chew) users
- Non-cigarette (e.g., pipe) smokers
- Non-English speaking patients
- Can not be enrolled in another smoking cessation related clinical trial at the time
of enrollment
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