Smoking Cessation
Conditions
Keywords
self help, smoking cessation, cancer prevention
Brief summary
The study primary purpose is smoking relapse prevention. This study is a collaboration between researchers who developed the relapse-prevention intervention, at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, and those associated with the New York State Smokers' Quitline (NYSSQL), at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York.
Detailed description
In this study, approximately 3400 quitline clients will be randomized to one of three conditions at the point of their 2-week follow-up call. One-third will be randomized to a Usual Care (UC) condition, which will receive regular quitline services. One-third will be randomized to a Repeated Mailings (RM) condition, which will receive the 8 Forever Free booklets sent by mail at regular intervals over a period of 12 months. And one-third will be randomized to a Massed Mailings (MM) condition, which will receive all 8 booklets in a single mailing.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSmoking Cessation
Approximately 3400 quitline clients will be randomized to one of three conditions at the point of their 2-week follow-up call.
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* referrals from the New York State Smokers' Quitline * at least 18 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7-Day Point-Prevalence Abstinence at Each Follow-up Point | 24 months | To test the effectiveness of a self-help, relapse-prevention intervention (Forever Free booklets) as an adjunct to a state telephone quitline |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed