Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Conditions
Keywords
unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific
Brief summary
RATIONALE: Stop-smoking programs may help patients stop smoking and prevent cancer from forming. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well a motivational program works in helping smokers enrolled in a methadone maintenance program quit smoking.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: * Determine the efficacy of a brief motivational intervention on smoking cessation in smokers enrolled in a methadone maintenance program. OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 groups. * Group 1: Patients undergo assessment at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months. * Group 2: Patients receive a brief motivational intervention at the time of their baseline assessment and undergo assessment as in group 1. All patients will be offered a 2- to 3-month supply of nicotine patches. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 400 patients will be accrued for this study.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALsmoking cessation intervention
OTHEReducational intervention
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Butler Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Must be currently enrolled in a methadone maintenance program * Smokes at least 10 cigarettes a day PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not pregnant * No concurrent medical condition that precludes the use of nicotine patches PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * No concurrent use of other nicotine replacement therapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nicotine Abstinence | 6-months |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed