Quitline Use in Surgical Patients

Increasing QUITPLAN Helpline Utilization in Surgical Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00656500

Enrollment

300

Registered

2008-04-11

Start date

2007-07-31

Completion date

2011-06-30

Last updated

2012-02-03

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Conditions

Tobacco Dependence

Keywords

surgical patients, cigarette smoking, postoperative complications, telephone counseling, quitlines

Brief summary

Elective surgery represents a teachable moment to deliver tobacco interventions. The overall goal of this proposal is to increase the utilization of the QUITPLANSM Helpline by surgical patients who smoke. Two specific aims will be pursued using a multidisciplinary research team. In the first aim, we will develop a practice-based intervention to promote QUITPLANSM Helpline utilization by surgical patients (Specific Aim 1A) using a combination of key informant interviews (approximately 30 subjects), and focus groups (approximately 25 subjects) then develop methods to educate providers in its implementation (Specific Aim 1B) and test their effectiveness in approximately 20 providers. In the second aim, we will perform a randomized clinical trial of this intervention in 300 patients scheduled for elective surgery, with the primary outcome being utilization of the QUITPLANSM Helpline (Specific Aim 2). Subjects will be randomized to receive either the intervention developed in Specific Aim 1, or a brief control intervention.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALStandard brief advice

Brief general assistance with smoking cessation

BEHAVIORALQuitline intervention

Brief intervention designed specifically to encourage quitline utilization

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients ≥ 18 yrs. scheduled for elective surgery at Mayo Clinic Rochester. * Current smoking before the scheduling of surgery, defined as \> 100 cigarettes lifetime consumption and self-reports of smoking either every day or some days. Patients who are in the midst of a quit attempt initiated since learning about surgery are eligible.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient is not available for telephone follow-up

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Completion of one quitline counseling session	Three months postoepratively

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Smoking behavior at six months postoperatively	six months postoperatively

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026