Offering Proactive Tobacco Treatment
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Consumers |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 64 |
| Updated: | 5/5/2014 |
| Start Date: | February 2011 |
| End Date: | January 2016 |
| Contact: | Steven Fu, MD |
| Email: | fuxxx@umn.edu |
| Phone: | 612-467-2582 |
Improved Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Programs for Minnesota Priority Populations
This study uses a proactive outreach strategy, coupled with free nicotine replacement
therapy (NRT) to increase the population impact of tobacco cessation treatment for diverse,
low income smokers. Population impact is the product of treatment utilization (i.e., reach
or exposure) and treatment efficacy (i.e., smoking abstinence rates among those who utilize
treatment).
therapy (NRT) to increase the population impact of tobacco cessation treatment for diverse,
low income smokers. Population impact is the product of treatment utilization (i.e., reach
or exposure) and treatment efficacy (i.e., smoking abstinence rates among those who utilize
treatment).
Participants will be randomized to receive either Usual (Reactive) Care or Proactive
Outreach, Telephone Counseling and free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).
Outreach, Telephone Counseling and free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must complete the baseline survey
- Current self-reported cigarette smoker
- Has a valid home address
- An adequate proficiency in English to complete study surveys and participate in
telephone counseling.
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