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Tobacco-Related CarcinomaNCT04340531

Effectiveness of a Multi-Level Smoking Cessation Program for High-Risk Women in Rural Communities

A study testing Best Practice, Survey Administration and Tobacco Cessation Counseling in people with Tobacco-Related Carcinoma, run by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center at 4 sites in United States.

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Trial summary

This phase IV trial examines the effectiveness of a multi-level smoking cessation program for high-risk women in rural communities. Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for cervical cancer in women. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 64 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Tobacco-Related Carcinoma
What is being tested?
Best Practice, Survey Administration and Tobacco Cessation Counseling
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
810 participants
Where
4 sitesUnited States
Study dates
30 Jan 2021to 31 May 2026
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 to 64 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • HEALTH SYSTEM/CLINIC
  • Based in one of the Appalachian regions included in this program project
  • Provides care to female smokers
  • PROVIDER
  • Practicing in one of the participating health systems
  • Involved in patient care
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  • PATIENT
  • Females
  • Age 18 to 64
  • Smokers who consume at least 5 cigarettes per day (less than the minimum in most cessation studies, yet still enough to show signs of nicotine dependence)
  • Ready to quit smoking in the next 6 months
  • English-speaking
  • Able to participate in counseling
  • Willing to try smoking cessation pharmacotherapy
  • Not pregnant

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 1 country.

United States4 sites
  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536

  • West Virginia University

    Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506

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About this study

Official title: Break Free: Effectiveness of a Multi-Level Smoking Cessation Program Adapted for High-Risk Women in Rural Communities

This phase IV trial examines the effectiveness of a multi-level smoking cessation program for high-risk women in rural communities. Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for cervical cancer in women. Rural primary care practices and providers often lack the electronic health record support to pre-identify smokers for services, as well as lack the necessary counseling training and access to comprehensive cessation programs. Implementing evidence-based smoking cessation programs in rural Appalachia may decrease the rates of cigarette smoking and as a result decrease the rates of cervical cancer.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine the effectiveness of a core component of an integrated cervical cancer prevention program designed to help female smokers quit by standardizing clinical practice supports and protocols. (Service outcomes) II. Determine satisfaction with the multilevel intervention. (Client outcomes) III. Test the sustainability of the multilevel intervention via training of providers and staff on counseling and billing for evidence-based smoking cessation services. (Implementation outcomes)

OUTLINE:

IMPLEMENTATION OF TOBACCO-USER IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM: Clinics and systems develop and implement minimally required electronic tracking and reporting systems for identification of smokers during months 1-12.

GROUP RANDOMIZED TRIAL: Providers and participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I (EARLY ARM): Providers undergo training over 60 minutes to explain the Break Free program and basics of quitting smoking during months 13-24. Female smokers interested in quitting in the next 6 months will be referred to an in-person counseling session at the clinic. Participants then receive 4 phone counseling over 15-20 minutes with a trained tobacco treatment specialist.

ARM II (DELAYED ARM): Female smokers receive usual care during months 13-24. Providers undergo training over 60 minutes to explain the Break Free program and basics of quitting smoking during months 25-36. Female smokers interested in quitting in the next 6 months will be referred to an in-person counseling session at the clinic. Participants then receive 4 phone counseling over 15-20 minutes with a trained tobacco treatment specialist.

Being tested
Best Practice, Survey Administration, Tobacco Cessation Counseling, Training

What participants receive

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

  • Best PracticeOther

    Also called standard of care, standard therapy

    Receive usual care

  • Survey AdministrationOther

    Ancillary studies

  • Tobacco Cessation CounselingOther

    Receive referred to counseling session

  • Tobacco Cessation CounselingOther

    Receive phone counseling

  • TrainingOther

    Also called Training Programs

    Undergo training

Study groups in NCT04340531
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm I (early arm)ExperimentalProviders undergo training over 60 minutes to explain the Break Free program and basics of quitting smoking during months 13-24. Female smokers interested in quitting in the next 6 months will be referred to an in-person counseling session at the clinic. Participants then receive 4 phone counseling over 15-20 minutes with a trained tobacco treatment specialist.
Receives: Other: Survey Administration; Other: Tobacco Cessation Counseling; Other: Training
Arm II (delayed arm)Active comparatorFemale smokers receive usual care during months 13-24. Providers undergo training over 60 minutes to explain the Break Free program and basics of quitting smoking during months 25-36. Female smokers interested in quitting in the next 6 months will be referred to an in-person counseling session at the clinic. Participants then receive 4 phone counseling over 15-20 minutes with a trained tobacco treatment specialist.
Receives: Other: Best Practice; Other: Survey Administration; Other: Tobacco Cessation Counseling; Other: Training

What is being measured

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

  1. Acceptability of intervention - delivery of AAC

    This provider-level outcome includes self-reported changes in the delivery of the Ask, Advise, and Connect (AAC).

    Measured: Up to 6 months

  2. Acceptability of intervention - referral rate

    This provider-level outcome includes the rate of referrals to the in-clinic smoking cessation counselor.

    Measured: Up to 6 months

  3. Fidelity to the intervention: counseling calls

    Measured by asking 10% of randomly selected women questions about content of the phone counseling.

    Measured: Day after phone counseling during the span of the intervention (one year)

  4. Fidelity to the intervention: provider visits

    Measured by self-administered, anonymous, post-provider visit surveys every other month by patients who were in the clinic for a visit during a one-week period. Patients will be asking whether the provider asked about tobacco use, if a smoker, advised the patient to quit, discussed cessation, and connected the smoker to counseling.

    Measured: At time of in person visit for a one week span, every other month during the span of the intervention (one year)

  5. Sustainability of the intervention: clinic continuation of Break Free

    Measured by self-reported continuation of cessation counseling by clinic staff

    Measured: During the span of the final phase of study (2 years)

  6. Sustainability of the intervention: counseling sessions

    Measured by the number of counseling sessions billed for overall

    Measured: During the span of the final phase of study (2 years)

  7. Sustainability of the intervention: counseling sessions per smoker

    Measured by the number of counseling sessions billed for each individual smoker who has at least one session

    Measured: During the span of the final phase of study (2 years)

  8. Sustainability of the intervention: EHR documentation

    Measured by electronic health record documentation of tobacco use

    Measured: During the span of the final phase of study (2 years)

  9. Cost-effectiveness of intervention

    Will be assessed using standard costs by considering costs of each component including pharmacotherapy, clinic counselor time and training, smoking cessation counselor time and training, telephone and material costs, and other administrative costs.

    Measured: Up to 6 months

  10. Effectiveness of intervention at increasing brief cessation counseling: Change over time

    Will be assessed using patient post-visit surveys and see if they increase over time.

    Measured: 3 months, 6 months, 12 months

  11. Point prevalence

    Measured using self-report of any tobacco use. Abstainers will be classified as those participants who self-report no use of tobacco during the past week.

    Measured: Up to 7 days

  12. Floating abstinence

    Defined as not smoking during any consecutive 7-day period since the last assessment. Self-reported by patients.

    Measured: Up to 7 days

  13. Prolonged abstinence

    Defined as no smoking after a two-week grace period from the quit date. Self-reported by patients.

    Measured: At each follow-up visit over the span of the intervention (1 year)

  14. Provider satisfaction

    Measured via provider surveys

    Measured: Mid-points of each provider arm during the intervention year (1 year)

  15. Staff satisfaction

    Measured via staff surveys

    Measured: Mid-points of each provider arm during the intervention year (1 year)

  16. Smoker satisfaction with Break Free counseling

    Measured via patient surveys

    Measured: At the end of each Break Free counseling sessions during the intervention year (year 1)

  17. Smoker satisfaction during Break Free counseling

    Measured via patient surveys

    Measured: At the end of each Break Free counseling sessions during the intervention year (year 1)

  18. Smoker satisfaction after Break Free program

    Measured via patient surveys

    Measured: At 6 months after completion of Break Free counseling

  19. Change in provider knowledge

    Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model, effectiveness of intervention on improved provider knowledge will be assessed.

    Measured: Baseline, post-training (same day), 1 year

  20. Change in provider attitudes

    Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model, effectiveness of intervention on improved provider attitudes will be assessed.

    Measured: Baseline, post-training (1 day), 1 year

  21. Change in provider's normative beliefs

    Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model, effectiveness of intervention on provider's normative beliefs will be assessed.

    Measured: Baseline, post-training (1 day), 1 year

  22. Change in provider's perceived behavioral control

    Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model, effectiveness of intervention on provider's perceived behavioral control will be assessed.

    Measured: Baseline, post-training (1 day), 1 year

  23. Effectiveness of intervention of Improved provider knowledge and attitude

    Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model, attitudes, normative beliefs, and perceived behavioral control will be assessed.

    Measured: Baseline, post-training (1 day), 1 year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted9 Apr 2020
  2. Study start30 Jan 2021
  3. Primary completion13 Mar 2025
  4. Study completion31 May 2026 (estimated)

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
810 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04340531
Sponsor's protocol ID
OSU-20056
Other IDs
NCI-2020-01403, P01CA229143
Status last verified
Apr 2025
First submitted
24 Mar 2020
Last updated
1 Oct 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Patterson JG, Borger TN, Burris JL, Conaway M, Klesges R, Ashcraft A, Hauser L, Clark C, Wright L, Cooper S, Smith MC, Dignan M, Kennedy-Rea S, Paskett ED, Anderson R, Ferketich AK. A cluster randomized controlled trial for a multi-level, clinic-based smoking cessation program with women in Appalachian communities: study protocol for the "Break Free" program. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2022 Feb 14;17(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s13722-022-00295-5.

    PubMed 35164857

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Best Practice, Survey Administration and Tobacco Cessation Counseling in people with Tobacco-Related Carcinoma, run by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center at 4 sites 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 15 inclusion and 0 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: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Oct 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 4 sites 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.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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?

Acceptability of intervention - delivery of AAC (time frame: Up to 6 months). The study lists 23 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04340531, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 1 Oct 2025.

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