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Smoking CessationPhase 4NCINCT01342523

Evaluation of National Cancer Institute (NCI) Smoking Intervention Resources

A Phase 4 study testing CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling, Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges and Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages in people with Smoking Cessation and Smoking, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This is an evaluative study of three National Cancer Institute (NCI) smoking cessation resources: specifically, the smokefree.gov and women smokefree.gov websites, and the CIS counseling phone calls. The following are the identified critical questions: (1). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Nicotine Dependence
What is being tested?
CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling, Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges and Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,034 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2011to Oct 2013
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • (1). Interest in quitting smoking within the next 30 days, but not already actively engaged in quitting (e.g., subject should not be currently participating in other cessation counseling or taking cessation medication treatment for the purpose of a quit attempt); (2). The person has a phone and has home internet access; (3). The person has an email address that can be used to send assessments, and deliver email prompts; (4). The person expresses willingness to provide assessment information and have his/her computer use of the assigned website tracked; (5). There are contraindications to over the counter nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) use (e.g., pregnancy); (6). The person smokes ≥ 5 cpd; (7). The person is ≥ 18 years;(8). The person accesses the internet with no more than 3 computers/devices (including devices such as iPads and smartphones); and (9). No other members of the person's household are participating in the NCI website evaluation. (The age restriction is due to the possible assignment to medication, which is not recommended for adolescents.) Subjects will not have to express an interest in using NRT. They may be sent NRT depending upon experimental assignment, but a commitment to use medication is not a requirement of participation. Also, pregnant smokers, or those who believe they may become pregnant, can participate, but they will be randomly assigned to only the non-medication treatments and participate only in the substudy. [They will not be included in the regular data analyses, and power will be too small to permit meaningful inferential tests. However, effect sizes in this small group of smokers will be determined for comparison with the effect sizes obtained in the main study.] Due to limitations in the volume of new calls that can be handled in the phone counseling component, recruitment will not exceed 300 per month. When monthly recruitment goal has been met, the recruitment invitation will be turned off until the following month. At the point where it is necessary to achieve the desired (50/50) gender balance, the invitation to participate in the study will be restricted by sex until full enrollment is achieved.

Who cannot join

  • (1). If the person has no interest in quitting smoking within the next 30 days or if the person is actively engaged in quitting (e.g., subject is currently participating in other cessation counseling or taking cessation medication treatment for the purpose of a quit attempt); (2). Person does not have a phone or home internet access; (3). The person does not have an email address that can be used to send assessments, and deliver email prompts; (4). The person is not willing to provide assessment information and have his/her computer use of the assigned website tracked; (5). There are contraindications to over the counter nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) use (e.g., pregnancy); (6). The person smokes < 5 cpd; (7). The person is <18 years;(8). The person accesses the internet with more than 4 computers (including devices such as iPads and smartphones); and (9). One or more members of the person's household are already participating in the NCI website evaluation. (The age restriction is due to the possible assignment to medication, which is not recommended for adolescents.)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, School of Medicine and Public Health

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53711

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of NCI Smoking Intervention Resources

This is an evaluative study of three National Cancer Institute (NCI) smoking cessation resources: specifically, the smokefree.gov and women smokefree.gov websites, and the CIS counseling phone calls. The following are the identified critical questions: (1). How effective is each of the tobacco interventions (websites [smokefree.gov \& women smokefree.gov], NCI's Cessation Quitline counseling services operated by the Cancer Information Service (CIS) (2). How do they compare with alternative intervention strategies? (3). Which types of interventions appear to work best together (due to additive or interactive effects)? (4). How do these interventions work? (5). How much are these interventions used, and what are their relative use rates? (6). Are there important differences in effectiveness or use rates as a function of gender, SES, or other important person factors? We believe that the research study will address all of these questions, as well as some less central ones.

Read the detailed description

This an evaluative study of three National Cancer Institute (NCI) smoking cessation resources: specifically, the smokefree.gov and women smokefree.gov websites, and the CIS counseling phone calls. The following are the identified critical questions: (1). How effective is each of the tobacco interventions (websites [smokefree.gov \& women smokefree.gov], NCI's Cessation Quitline counseling services operated by the Cancer Information Service (CIS) (2). How do they compare with alternative intervention strategies? (3). Which types of interventions appear to work best together (due to additive or interactive effects)? (4). How do these interventions work? (5). How much are these interventions used, and what are their relative use rates? (6). Are there important differences in effectiveness or use rates as a function of gender, SES, or other important person factors? We believe that the research study will address all of these questions, as well as some less central ones.

The primary goal of this research is to obtain experimental data on the effectiveness of the major eHealth and communication smoking cessation interventions (smokefree.gov, women smokefree.gov, and NCI's Quitline counseling services). The primary bases for comparison would be quit attempts and cessation success, and each intervention would be compared with a control condition not receiving the intervention. In addition to the targeted interventions, participants may also be assigned to several different comparison interventions: i.e., email prompts, mailings/brochures, and OTC nicotine medication. The resulting data would allow us to determine effect sizes for each type of intervention relative to a control condition, which would allow us to determine the relative effectiveness of each intervention: i.e., how well the interventions stack-up against one another in terms of effect sizes.

Secondary goals of this research are to:

  1. . Determine how much the participants use the interventions;
  2. . Determine the mechanisms of benefit (perform meditational analyses);
  3. . Compare benefits for important smoker populations;
  4. . Determine whether any of the interventions produce subtractive or synergistic effects; and
  5. . Obtain basic health economic estimates such as cost/quitter.

The project will also include a substudy directed toward pregnant women and women who are interested in participating but are unwilling to agree to utilize approved contraceptive methods for the duration of the study. This substudy will utilize all of the treatment conditions except the medication condition, since medication is not recommended for women who are pregnant in the US. Department of Health and Human Services treatment guideline for tobacco dependence

Being tested
CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling, Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges, Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages, Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content, Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov
Keywords
Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Nicotine
Medical subject headings
Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Tobacco Use Disorder

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CIS - telephone cessation quitline counselingOther

    Up to 5 total tobacco cessation counseling calls

  • Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozengesOther

    2-week starter pack of nicotine mini-lozenges

  • Emails - Brief smoking prevention messagesOther

    Brief email messages that could be accessed by any computer or mobile device that allowed email receipt

  • Full website - standard smokefree.gov website contentOther

    Over 50 web pages of resources for quitting smoking, including interactive features and referral links

  • Lite website - lite version of smokefree.govOther

    Reduced version of the smokefree.gov website developed for the research; reduced number of web pages and external links (considered a placebo intervention)

  • Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guideOther

    NCI's Clearing the Air brochure for preparing to quit, quitting and preventing relapse

  • brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's bookletOther

    12-page booklet developed by the investigators for the research (considered to be placebo intervention)

Study groups in NCT01342523
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
No CIS/No loz/No Email/Lite Website/Brief BookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? No CIS calls, No nicotine lozenge, No motivational emails, lite website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
CIS/No loz/No email/Lite Website/Brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: Does the following treatment provide efficacy relative to others: CIS calls, no NRT lozenge, no motivational email, Lite website, Brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
no CIS/Loz/No email/lite website/brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: Does this combination of services achieve effectiveness compared to others: No CIS phone counseling, NRT lozenge, no motivational email, lite website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
No CIS/no loz/email/lite website/brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: Does this combination of services lead to greater abstinence: No CIS counseling calls, no NRT lozenge, motivational emails, lite website, brief mailed booklet.
Receives: Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
No CIS/No loz/No email/Full website/Brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: Does this combination of services lead to greater abstinence? No CIS counseling, no NRT lozenge, no motivational email, full website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
No CIS/No loz/No email/lite website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm seeks to answer the question: Does this combination of services achieve efficacy compared to others: No CIS counseling, no NRT lozenge, no motivational email, lite website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
CIS/Loz/No email/Lite website/Brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, No motivational emails, lite website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
CIS/No loz/Emails/Lite Website/Brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, No nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, lite website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
CIS/No loz/no email/full website/brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, No nicotine lozenge, No motivational emails, full website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
CIS/No loz/no email/lite website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, No nicotine lozenge, No motivational emails, lite website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
No CIS/Loz/emails/Lite Website/brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? No CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, lite website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
No CIS/Loz/No emails/lite website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? No CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, No motivational emails, lite website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
No CIS/Loz/No emails/full website/brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? No CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, No motivational emails, full website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
no CIS/no loz/emails/full website/brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? No CIS calls, no nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, full website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
no CIS/no loz/emails/lite web/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? No CIS calls, no nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, lite website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
no CIS/no loz/no email/full website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? No CIS calls, no nicotine lozenge, No motivational emails, full website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
CIS/loz/emails/lite website/brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, lite website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
CIS/loz/no email/full website/brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, No motivational emails, full website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
CIS/loz/no email/lite website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, No motivational emails, lite website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
CIS/no loz/emails/full website/brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, no nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, full website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
CIS/no loz/emails/lite website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, no nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, lite website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
CIS/no loz/no email/full website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, no nicotine lozenge, No motivational emails, full website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
No CIS/loz/emails/full website/brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? No CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, full website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
No CIS/loz/emails/lite website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? No CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, lite website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
No CIS/loz/no emails/full website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? No CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, No motivational emails, full website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
no CIS/no loz/emails/full website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? No CIS calls, no nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, full website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
CIS/loz/emails/full website/brief bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, full website, brief mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: brief mailed booklet - smaller version of NCI's booklet
CIS/loz/emails/lite website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, lite website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Lite website - lite version of smokefree.gov; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
No CIS/loz/emails/full website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? No CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, full website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
CIS/no loz/emails/full website/full bookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, no nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, full website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
CIS/Loz/no Emails/Full Website/Full BookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, No motivational emails, full website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide
CIS/Loz/Emails/Full Website/Full BookletExperimentalThis arm of the project will address the following question: How effective is the following intervention? CIS calls, nicotine lozenge, motivational emails, full website, full mailed booklet
Receives: Other: CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling; Other: Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges; Other: Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages; Other: Full website - standard smokefree.gov website content; Other: Full mailed booklet - NCI's detailed 36-page quit guide

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. 7-Day Point-Prevalence Abstinence From Smoking

    Abstinence will be defined as 7-day point prevalence.

    Measured: Measured after the 3 month follow up assessment

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Smoking Outcomes

    Inclusive of smoking rate amongst those smoking, smoking cessation milestones: initial cessation, lapse latency, lapse-relapse latency; and setting a quit date.

    Measured: Measured at the1 week, 2 week, 3 week, 1 month, 3 month and 7 month follow up assessments.

  2. Resource Use/Engagement

    We will measure participants' use the experimental resources compared to the non-experimental resources. Particularly with the study websites, we will be tracking how often and how long participants use the regular smokefree.gov website versus the placebo website as well as what parts of the websites they are using for 6 months.

    Measured: Assessed at the 7 month follow up assessment. Furthermore, Website use will be collected as pages viewed, time viewed, use occasions, and composite measures. Counseling use will be measured by number of counseling calls.

  3. Effectiveness of the Experimental Resources.

    We will measure how these experimental resources (as well as combinations of resources) aid in quit attempts and abstinence outcomes.

    Measured: Data collected at all assessments (Measured at the1 week, 2 week, 3 week, 1 month, 3 month and 7 month follow ups), during web use measurements (6 months), and counseling calls measurements (4 weeks). Analyzed after the study.

  4. Withdrawal Symptoms

    We will measure the manifestation and severity of withdrawal symptoms of participants in each treatment group.

    Measured: Measured at the1 week, 2 week, 3 week, 1 month, 3 month and 7 month follow up assessments.

  5. Perceived Support

    We will measure perceived support from both treatment and non-treatment resources.

    Measured: Measured at the1 month, 3 month and 7 month follow up assessments.

  6. Treatment Satisfaction

    We will measure how satisfied participants were with the resources they were given as well as what might have made their quit attempts easier or more successful.

    Measured: Measured at the 1 month, 3 month and 7 month follow up assessments

  7. Increased Quit Attempts

    Quit attempts will be defined in two ways: self-report of a serious attempt to quit, and occurrence of at least a 24 hr period of abstinence that was for the purpose of cessation.

    Measured: Measured at the 1 month, 3 month and 7 month follow up assessments.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Apr 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2011
  3. Primary completionMay 2012
  4. Study completionOct 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Factorial
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
1,034 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01342523
Sponsor's protocol ID
2011-0007
Acronym
NCI
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
8 Mar 2011
Last updated
14 Oct 2015
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing CIS - telephone cessation quitline counseling, Lozenge - nicotine mini-lozenges and Emails - Brief smoking prevention messages in people with Smoking Cessation and Smoking, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Oct 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 5 Mar 2014). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

7-Day Point-Prevalence Abstinence From Smoking (time frame: Measured after the 3 month follow up assessment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Oct 2015.

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