Smoking Cessation
Conditions
Brief summary
The study is to understand whether distribution of two different supplies of nicotine patches through a telephone quitline has an effect on quit rates. The two different supplies are four vs. eight (in two separate four-week mailings) weeks of nicotine patches. The hypothesis is that eight weeks will be slightly more efficacious but four weeks will be more cost-effective.
Interventions
DRUGNicotine Patch
nicoderm patches are distributed in two different supplies through a telephone quitline
Sponsors
University of Colorado, Denver
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All callers to the Colorado QuitLine who report currently smoking 16-20 cigarettes * who enroll in QuitLine services * who do not require physician approval to obtain nicotine replacement therapy * who are willing to receive the nicotine patch
Exclusion criteria
* Contraindications to receiving the nicotine patch through the QuitLine without physician approval include: history of hearth disease (heart attack, chest pain, or coronary artery disease), high blood pressure, pregnancy, skin conditions such as difficult to manage psoriasis or eczema, or history of a local reaction to the nicotine patch * those who do not complete the call in English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7-day smoking abstinence | 7 days | — |
| 6-month smoking abstinence | 6 months | — |
| cost-effectiveness | 6 months | cost per quit of each study arm will be calculated based on the total costs of the intervention from actual utilization data (nicotine patch costs + counseling call costs) and quit rates |
Outcome results
None listed