Tobacco Use CessationNCT01489579
Telephone Counseling for Tobacco Cessation
A study testing Telephone Counseling for Tobacco Cessation in people with Tobacco Use Cessation, run by Kaiser Permanente at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving more structured information to patients over the phone about quitting tobacco helps to increase the chance that they will try to quit. The results of this study will help provide direction in developing a more standard way of helping patients to quit. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Tobacco Use Cessation
- What is being tested?
- Telephone Counseling for Tobacco Cessation
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 192 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Nov 2011to Jan 2015
- Phase
- Interventional
- 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
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients who meet the following criteria will be eligible for the study:
- Enrolled in CPCRS at the time of counseling (12/11-02/12),
- Current tobacco user as noted in KP HealthConnect as of the date of the routine CPCRS evaluation and counseling. For study purposes, tobacco use includes any use of cigarettes, pipe, cigars, snuff, and chew.
- Continuous KPCO Denver/Boulder membership during study time period
Who cannot join
- Patients who meet any of the following criteria will not be enrolled in the study:
- <18 years of age,
- Non-English speakers,
- Deceased at time of survey, and/or
- Unable to provide consent
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Clinical Pharmacy Cardiac Risk Service - Kaiser Permanente of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80011
About this study
Official title: Evaluation of Brief, Structured, Telephone Counseling for Tobacco Cessation as Part of a Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Service
The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving more structured information to patients over the phone about quitting tobacco helps to increase the chance that they will try to quit. The results of this study will help provide direction in developing a more standard way of helping patients to quit.
Study Hypothesis:
Brief, structured, telephone tobacco cessation counseling delivered by clinical pharmacy specialists will significantly increase the percentage of self-reported tobacco cessation attempts compared to usual care among patients enrolled in a cardiovascular risk reduction program.
Read the detailed description
While physician-delivered care may have the greatest impact on tobacco abstinence rates, recent data indicate that other health care providers such as nurses and pharmacists improve tobacco abstinence rates more than self-help and/or no intervention.5 Thus, pharmacists continue to expand their clinical practice areas to include smoking cessation interventions. A meta-analysis of studies involving pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation services found quit rates at 6 to12 months follow-up ranged from 14% to16%.6 The results of this meta-analysis demonstrate that pharmacists can successfully deliver tobacco-cessation interventions and the evidence strongly suggests they are effective in helping increase tobacco cessation rates. Proactive telephone counseling can be more effective at increasing tobacco abstinence rates than self-help or no intervention.5 Telephone counseling is an effective system to help increase tobacco abstinence rates for a variety of reasons. From the tobacco user's standpoint, there are no transportation inconveniences and fewer scheduling conflicts. In addition, receiving counseling in the privacy of one's own home provides treatment access to individuals who are less willing to seek out counseling. At Kaiser Permanente Colorado (KPCO), members with a history of CVD are enrolled in the Clinical Pharmacy Cardiac Risk Service (CPCRS). The CPCRS is a clinical pharmacy specialist-managed, physician-directed program which provides secondary prevention care to over 14,000 patients. Clinical care includes evaluating and treatment of major cardiovascular risk factors, including tobacco use, for members. Currently, CPCRS has no standard of care with regard to addressing tobacco use. Clinical pharmacy specialists working in CPCRS deliver tobacco cessation advice at their own discretion, through various methods. The purpose of this pilot study is to determine whether brief, structured, telephone tobacco cessation counseling delivered by a clinical pharmacy specialist increases the number of smoking cessation attempts compared to usual care.
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use Cessation
- Being tested
- Telephone Counseling for Tobacco Cessation, Usual Care
- Medical subject headings
- Tobacco Use Cessation
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Telephone Counseling for Tobacco CessationBehavioural
The patients in the Brief, Structured, Telephone (BST) counseling group will receive tobacco cessation counseling by a trained CPCRS pharmacist as part of their routine CPCRS care. The counseling will not be scripted, but must contain three key components (recommendation to quit, discussion/recommendation of tobacco cessation medications, and discussion/recommendation of tobacco cessation methods/strategies (Appendix C). These are the same items measured by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Set (HEDIS) reporting. A standard KPCO document will be mailed to the patients following the BST counseling containing information about available resources ("Ready to quit" patient handout)
Usual CareBehavioural
Pharmacists randomized to Usual Care will continue to provide interventions/procedures they normally would according to usual care practices. These interventions include any of the following: no action, mailed information on the resources available to help aid tobacco cessation, telephone counseling, and/or assistance in getting tobacco cessation medications. Pharmacists who are randomized to Usual Care will be asked to continue their current approach for tobacco cessation recommendations
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| BST counseling group | Active comparator | The patients in the Brief, structured, telephone tobacco cessation, BST, counseling group, will receive tobacco cessation counseling, intervention, by a trained CPCRS pharmacist as part of their routine CPCRS care. The counseling will not be scripted, but must contain three key components (recommendation to quit, discussion/recommendation of tobacco cessation medications, and discussion/recommendation of tobacco cessation methods/strategies (Appendix C). These are the same items measured by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Set (HEDIS) reporting. A standard KPCO document will be mailed to the patients following the BST counseling containing information about available resources. Receives: Behavioral: Telephone Counseling for Tobacco Cessation |
| Usual care group | Placebo comparator | Pharmacists randomized to Usual Care will continue to provide interventions/procedures they normally would according to usual care practices. These interventions include any of the following: no action, mailed information on the resources available to help aid tobacco cessation, telephone counseling, and/or assistance in getting tobacco cessation medications. Pharmacists who are randomized to Usual Care will be asked to continue their current approach for tobacco cessation recommendations Receives: Behavioral: Usual Care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The Percentage of Self-reported Tobacco Cessation Attempts Between Groups
The proportion of patients in each group who report a tobacco cessation attempt during the follow-up telephone survey conducted three months following pharmacist contact
Measured: 3 months
Secondary outcomes (4)
The Proportion of Patients in Each Group Who Participate in the Colorado Quitline (COQL) Within Three Months of Pharmacist Contact
Information on COQL participation was obtained from a prevention department within KPCO that tracks these data. Report was provided to capture who from study had participated in the COQL within 3 months of pharmacist contact.
Measured: 3 months
The Proportion of Patients Who Attend Any KPCO Tobacco Cessation Program(s)or Webinar(s) Within Three Months Following Contact.
The proportion of patients who attend any KPCO tobacco cessation program(s)or webinar(s) within three months following contact. Classes include Stop Smoking the Basics and Freedom from Cigarettes. Webinars include Break Free and Freedom from Tobacco
Measured: 3 months
The Proportion of Patients in Each Group Who Purchase Tobacco Cessation Medication Aids From KPCO Pharmacies Within Three Months Following Pharmacist Contact.
The proportion of patients in each group who purchase tobacco cessation medication aids from KPCO pharmacies within three months following pharmacist contact. Medications include nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion, and varenicline
Measured: 3 months
The Proportion of Patients in Each Group Who Report Tobacco Abstinence During at the Three Months Follow-up Telephone Survey
The proportion of patients in each group who report tobacco abstinence during the follow-up telephone survey conducted three months following pharmacist contact
Measured: 3 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Dec 2011 (estimated)
- Study startNov 2011
- Primary completionDec 2014
- Study completionJan 2015
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Tobacco Use CessationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Kaiser PermanenteThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 192 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Alicia Cymbala, PharmD, BCPS, Principal investigator, Kaiser Permanente
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01489579
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CO-11-1660
- Status last verified
- Dec 2018
- First submitted
- 8 Dec 2011
- Last updated
- 18 Mar 2019
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Mar 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluation of Brief, Structured, Telephone Counseling for Tobacco Cessation as Part of a Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Service
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01489579
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CO-11-1660
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use Cessation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 192 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Kaiser PermanenteUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Nov 2011
- Primary completion
- Dec 2014 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jan 2015 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 Dec 2011 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 18 Mar 2019
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving more structured information to patients over the phone about quitting tobacco helps to increase the chance that they will try to quit. The results of this study will help provide direction in developing a more standard way of helping patients to quit.
Study Hypothesis:
Brief, structured, telephone tobacco cessation counseling delivered by clinical pharmacy specialists will significantly increase the percentage of self-reported tobacco cessation attempts compared to usual care among patients enrolled in a cardiovascular risk reduction program.
Detailed description
While physician-delivered care may have the greatest impact on tobacco abstinence rates, recent data indicate that other health care providers such as nurses and pharmacists improve tobacco abstinence rates more than self-help and/or no intervention.5 Thus, pharmacists continue to expand their clinical practice areas to include smoking cessation interventions. A meta-analysis of studies involving pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation services found quit rates at 6 to12 months follow-up ranged from 14% to16%.6 The results of this meta-analysis demonstrate that pharmacists can successfully deliver tobacco-cessation interventions and the evidence strongly suggests they are effective in helping increase tobacco cessation rates. Proactive telephone counseling can be more effective at increasing tobacco abstinence rates than self-help or no intervention.5 Telephone counseling is an effective system to help increase tobacco abstinence rates for a variety of reasons. From the tobacco user's standpoint, there are no transportation inconveniences and fewer scheduling conflicts. In addition, receiving counseling in the privacy of one's own home provides treatment access to individuals who are less willing to seek out counseling. At Kaiser Permanente Colorado (KPCO), members with a history of CVD are enrolled in the Clinical Pharmacy Cardiac Risk Service (CPCRS). The CPCRS is a clinical pharmacy specialist-managed, physician-directed program which provides secondary prevention care to over 14,000 patients. Clinical care includes evaluating and treatment of major cardiovascular risk factors, including tobacco use, for members. Currently, CPCRS has no standard of care with regard to addressing tobacco use. Clinical pharmacy specialists working in CPCRS deliver tobacco cessation advice at their own discretion, through various methods. The purpose of this pilot study is to determine whether brief, structured, telephone tobacco cessation counseling delivered by a clinical pharmacy specialist increases the number of smoking cessation attempts compared to usual care.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| BST counseling group | Active comparator | Behavioral: Telephone Counseling for Tobacco CessationThe patients in the Brief, structured, telephone tobacco cessation, BST, counseling group, will receive tobacco cessation counseling, intervention, by a trained CPCRS pharmacist as part of their routine CPCRS care. The counseling will not be scripted, but must contain three key components (recommendation to quit, discussion/recommendation of tobacco cessation medications, and discussion/recommendation of tobacco cessation methods/strategies (Appendix C). These are the same items measured by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Set (HEDIS) reporting. A standard KPCO document will be mailed to the patients following the BST counseling containing information about available resources. |
| Usual care group | Placebo comparator | Behavioral: Usual CarePharmacists randomized to Usual Care will continue to provide interventions/procedures they normally would according to usual care practices. These interventions include any of the following: no action, mailed information on the resources available to help aid tobacco cessation, telephone counseling, and/or assistance in getting tobacco cessation medications. Pharmacists who are randomized to Usual Care will be asked to continue their current approach for tobacco cessation recommendations |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Enrolled in CPCRS at the time of counseling (12/11-02/12),
- Current tobacco user as noted in KP HealthConnect as of the date of the routine CPCRS evaluation and counseling. For study purposes, tobacco use includes any use of cigarettes, pipe, cigars, snuff, and chew.
- Continuous KPCO Denver/Boulder membership during study time period
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Patients who meet any of the following criteria will not be enrolled in the study:
- <18 years of age,
- Non-English speakers,
- Deceased at time of survey, and/or
- Unable to provide consent
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Counseling for Tobacco CessationThe patients in the Brief, Structured, Telephone (BST) counseling group will receive tobacco cessation counseling by a trained CPCRS pharmacist as part of their routine CPCRS care. The counseling will not be scripted, but must contain three key components (recommendation to quit, discussion/recommendation of tobacco cessation medications, and discussion/recommendation of tobacco cessation methods/strategies (Appendix C). These are the same items measured by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Set (HEDIS) reporting. A standard KPCO document will be mailed to the patients following the BST counseling containing information about available resources ("Ready to quit" patient handout) | Behavioural | BST counseling group |
| Usual CarePharmacists randomized to Usual Care will continue to provide interventions/procedures they normally would according to usual care practices. These interventions include any of the following: no action, mailed information on the resources available to help aid tobacco cessation, telephone counseling, and/or assistance in getting tobacco cessation medications. Pharmacists who are randomized to Usual Care will be asked to continue their current approach for tobacco cessation recommendations | Behavioural | Usual care group |
Primary outcome
The Percentage of Self-reported Tobacco Cessation Attempts Between Groups
Time frame: 3 months
The proportion of patients in each group who report a tobacco cessation attempt during the follow-up telephone survey conducted three months following pharmacist contact
4 secondary outcomes
The Proportion of Patients in Each Group Who Participate in the Colorado Quitline (COQL) Within Three Months of Pharmacist Contact
Time frame: 3 months
The Proportion of Patients Who Attend Any KPCO Tobacco Cessation Program(s)or Webinar(s) Within Three Months Following Contact.
Time frame: 3 months
The Proportion of Patients in Each Group Who Purchase Tobacco Cessation Medication Aids From KPCO Pharmacies Within Three Months Following Pharmacist Contact.
Time frame: 3 months
The Proportion of Patients in Each Group Who Report Tobacco Abstinence During at the Three Months Follow-up Telephone Survey
Time frame: 3 months
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 Mar 2019.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Alicia Cymbala, PharmD, BCPS principal investigator
Kaiser Permanente
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Telephone Counseling for Tobacco Cessation in people with Tobacco Use Cessation, run by Kaiser Permanente 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 4 inclusion and 5 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 18 Mar 2019. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 18 Mar 2019). 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?
The Percentage of Self-reported Tobacco Cessation Attempts Between Groups (time frame: 3 months). 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 18 Mar 2019.