Financial Incentives for Smoking Treatment
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Smoking Cessation, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Consumers |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 5/23/2018 |
| Start Date: | July 2015 |
| End Date: | July 2019 |
| Contact: | Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD |
| Email: | JLadapo@mednet.ucla.edu |
| Phone: | 646-285-7397 |
A Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial Of Financial Incentives Versus Usual Care For Smokers Hospitalized In The Veterans Affairs Hospital System
The investigators plan to compare the impact of two approaches for smoking cessation on
smoking abstinence, use of evidenced-based therapy, and quality of life among a diverse
population of patients at the Manhattan campus of the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System,
which serves a critical safety-net role for urban veterans. During hospitalization, all
smokers will receive usual care. Patients will be randomized to one of two arms: financial
incentives plus usual care vs. usual care alone, which includes referral to the state
Quitline. All patients enrolled in the study will be offered nicotine replacement therapy.
The investigators will conduct follow-up assessments at 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months and 12
months after discharge. The primary study outcome is smoking abstinence at 6-month follow-up,
verified by salivary/urinary cotinine.
smoking abstinence, use of evidenced-based therapy, and quality of life among a diverse
population of patients at the Manhattan campus of the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System,
which serves a critical safety-net role for urban veterans. During hospitalization, all
smokers will receive usual care. Patients will be randomized to one of two arms: financial
incentives plus usual care vs. usual care alone, which includes referral to the state
Quitline. All patients enrolled in the study will be offered nicotine replacement therapy.
The investigators will conduct follow-up assessments at 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months and 12
months after discharge. The primary study outcome is smoking abstinence at 6-month follow-up,
verified by salivary/urinary cotinine.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. age ≥ 18 years,
2. smoked tobacco during the prior 30 days,
3. have an active U.S. phone number and address,
4. can provide consent in English and
5. are in at least the contemplative stage of change for quitting smoking, as assessed by
a single measure, readiness to quit
Exclusion Criteria:
1. use only smokeless tobacco,
2. are pregnant or breastfeeding,
3. are discharged to an institution (e.g., nursing home, long-term care facility),
4. are unable to provide informed consent, or do not have cognitive ability to enroll or
participate in the study
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550 1st Ave
New York, New York 10016
New York, New York 10016
(212) 263-7300
Phone: 212-686-7500
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