Proactive referral for Pharmacies and Smoking Cessation Clinics

Implementing Proactive Referral from Health Checkups to Pharmacies and Smoking Cessation Clinics through Healthcare Provider Intervention: A Single-Arm Feasibility Trial - Proactive referral for Pharmacies and Smoking Cessation Clinics

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000059314

Enrollment

Registered

2025-10-08

Start date

2025-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Smokers

Interventions

Intervention by researchers to induce healthcare professionals to provide proactive referral in a health check-up setting 1. Conduct training sessions on smoking cessation support 2. Provide guides

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Staff of the Seirei Social Welfare Community 2. Staff providing smoking cessation support at the health check-up center participating in this study 3. Public health nurses, nurses, or dietitians 4. Consent to participate in this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not applicable

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Penetration of pharmacy/clinic appointments for smoking cessation: The proportion of smokers who make appointments with pharmacies or clinics for smoking cessation support/treatment as a result of proactive referral from health checkup facilities.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Proportion of smokers who make appointments (by pharmacies or smoking cessation clinics) 2. Proportion of smokers who receive cessation support/treatment (overall/by pharmacies or smoking cessation clinics) 3. Success in smoking cessation (overall/by pharmacies or smoking cessation clinics) 4. Acceptability and appropriateness of proactive referral for smoking cessation 5. Fidelity to proactive referral for smoking cessation (overall/by item) 6. Implementation cost of proactive referral for smoking cessation (time/cost) 7. Acceptability and appropriateness of smoking cessation support/treatment 8. Implementation of smoking cessation support/treatment 9. Implementation cost of smoking cessation support/treatment (time/cost) 10. Perceived delivery, appropriateness, self-efficacy, value, importance, barriers and facilitators, and feasibility regarding the implementation of proactive referral for smoking cessation	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Proportion of smokers who make appointments (by pharmacies or smoking cessation clinics) 2. Proportion of smokers who receive cessation support/treatment (overall/by pharmacies or smoking cessation clinics) 3. Success in smoking cessation (overall/by pharmacies or smoking cessation clinics) 4. Acceptability and appropriateness of proactive referral for smoking cessation 5. Fidelity to proactive referral for smoking cessation (overall/by item) 6. Implementation cost of proactive referral for smoking cessation (time/cost) 7. Acceptability and appropriateness of smoking cessation support/treatment 8. Implementation of smoking cessation support/treatment 9. Implementation cost of smoking cessation support/treatment (time/cost) 10. Perceived delivery, appropriateness, self-efficacy, value, importance, barriers and facilitators, and feasibility regarding the implementation of proactive referral for smoking cessation

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMegumi Yamashita

National Cancer Center Japan Division of Behavioral Sciences, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control

meyamas3@ncc.go.jp03-3542-2511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026