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Smoking CessationNCT00984724

Reducing Tobacco Related Health Disparities

A study testing Standard Treatment (ST), Telephone Counseling and Quitline in people with Smoking Cessation and Smoking, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The goal of this research study is to learn the effectiveness of telephone-based counseling on helping smokers change their smoking patterns. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Smoking Cessation, Smoking
What is being tested?
Standard Treatment (ST), Telephone Counseling and Quitline
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
639 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2011to Sep 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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

  • HCHD Patient or is at or below 200% of the poverty guideline
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Current smoker
  • History of at least one cigarette per day for the past year
  • Not ready to quit in the next 30 days
  • Valid home address
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  • Functioning telephone number
  • Can speak, read, and understand English
  • Register "5" or more on a carbon monoxide breath test

Who cannot join

  • Other household members enrolled in this study
  • Enrolled in any other smoking study during the past 90 days
  • Scores below the 6th grade literacy level on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM)
  • Regular use of tobacco products other than cigarettes
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Active substance dependence (exclusive of nicotine dependence)
  • Use of bupropion or nicotine products

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

The goal of this research study is to learn the effectiveness of telephone-based counseling on helping smokers change their smoking patterns.

Read the detailed description

Researchers want to learn if telephone counseling can help smokers change their smoking patterns, when combined with other interventions.

Study Groups:

During the first (baseline) visit, you will be randomly assigned (as in a throw of the dice) to 1 of 4 study groups. The first group will receive free self-help materials, and a referral to the Quitline. The Quitline provides free quit smoking services to eligible callers. The second group will receive free self-help materials, a referral to the Quitline, and 300 pieces of nicotine gum at baseline. The third group will receive free self-help materials, a referral to the Quitline, and 4 telephone counseling sessions over the next month. The fourth group will receive free self-help materials, a referral to the Quitline, 4 telephone counseling sessions over the next month, and 300 pieces of nicotine gum at baseline.

Study Visits:

If you choose to take part in this study, you will visit MD Anderson twice. Your first visit is the "baseline" visit when you enter the study and your final visit is the "follow-up" visit, which is 1 month after baseline.

Study Tests:

The following tests and procedures will be performed at the study visits:

  • You will be asked to complete some questionnaires that will include questions about your feelings, moods, and smoking status. These will take 60 to 90 minutes to complete.
  • You will have your height, weight, and waistline measured.
  • You will complete a breath test to help estimate (guess) the amount of cigarette smoke you inhale. The breath test uses a disposable cardboard tube that is attached to the machine, and you blow a long, slow, steady breath into it.
  • You will have saliva samples collected for cotinine tests. To collect the saliva, you will be asked to put a small piece of cotton in your mouth for a few minutes. These samples will be used to measure the amount of cotinine in your saliva. Cotinine is a chemical released in your body when it breaks down nicotine.

All participants will be contacted by mail or telephone throughout the length of the study. You may be contacted by mail, telephone, and/or e-mail during the study and follow-up, to be given reminders of clinic visits. You will be asked to provide the names and contact information for family and/or friends for the study staff to contact if the study staff has trouble reaching you.

Genetic Testing:

As part of this study, you will be asked to provide a saliva sample that will be collected at the first visit. To collect the saliva sample, you will be spitting into a container. Researchers will perform genetic tests with these samples to look for genes that control the production and use of neurotransmitters, naturally occurring chemical messengers in the brain. People with certain genes may have a more difficult time quitting smoking, because of the way nicotine affects these chemicals. The saliva sample will be stored in a biorepository at MD Anderson for use in future research related to nicotine addiction, smoking, and/or cancer.

Your saliva sample will be placed in a bank of biological samples and data that is available to researchers conducting research related to cancer or nicotine dependence.

Before your saliva sample can be used for research, the people doing the research must get specific approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of M. D. Anderson. The IRB is a committee made up of doctors, researchers, and members of the community. The IRB is responsible for protecting the participants involved in research studies and making sure all research is done in a safe and ethical manner. All research done at MD Anderson, including research involving your saliva sample from this bank, must first be approved by the IRB.

Your samples will be given a code number. No identifying information will be directly linked to your samples. Only the researcher in charge of the bank will have access to the code numbers and be able to link the samples to you. Other researchers using your samples will not be able to link this data to you.

Genetic information obtained will not be provided to you.

Telephone Counseling:

The telephone counseling sessions will be digitally recorded. The recordings, if not destroyed, may be kept for use in future research studies. The recordings will be used to help the researchers make sure that the counselors are following the correct procedures and may be used in the future to help the investigators better understand or improve the counseling treatment. No one but the study investigators and their staff will be allowed to view or listen to the recordings, and the identity of the participants will be kept strictly confidential. Your study identification number will be stated by the counselor at the beginning of the taped session. The recordings are stored digitally, encrypted, and password protected.

This is an investigational study. The nicotine gum used in this study is approved by the FDA. Up to 100 smokers will take part in this research study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.

Being tested
Standard Treatment (ST), Telephone Counseling, Quitline, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Keywords
Smoking, Motivation and Problem Solving, MAPS, Low Income Smokers, HCHD community clinics, Telephone-based counseling
Medical subject headings
Smoking Cessation, Smoking

What participants receive

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

  • Standard Treatment (ST)Behavioural

    Mailing of packet of materials including a letter referring smokers to the Texas Quitline, nicotine replacement therapy when participants are ready to quit and standard self-help materials; ST delivered a total of 4 times (at Baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months).

  • Telephone CounselingBehavioural

    MAPS-6: 6 MAPS proactive telephone counseling sessions delivered over a 2-year period

    MAPS-12: 12 MAPS proactive telephone counseling sessions over a 2-year period

  • QuitlineBehavioural

    Letter referring participants to a Quitline providing quit smoking services.

  • Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)Behavioural

    300 pieces of nicotine gum issued at baseline visit.

Study groups in NCT00984724
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Standard TreatmentExperimentalStandard Treatment (ST): Mailed Packet with standard self-help materials; ST delivered a total of 4 times (at Baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months). Referral to Quitline.
Receives: Behavioral: Standard Treatment (ST); Behavioral: Quitline
MAPS-6ExperimentalStandard Treatment (ST) plus 6 proactive telephone counseling sessions; ST delivered 4 times (at Baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months). 6 MAPS proactive telephone counseling sessions over 2-year period.
Receives: Behavioral: Standard Treatment (ST); Behavioral: Telephone Counseling; Behavioral: Quitline
MAPS-12ExperimentalStandard Treatment (ST) plus 12 proactive telephone counseling sessions; ST delivered 4 times (at Baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months). 12 MAPS proactive telephone counseling sessions over 2-year period. Referral to Quitline.
Receives: Behavioral: Standard Treatment (ST); Behavioral: Telephone Counseling; Behavioral: Quitline
Standard Treatment + NRTExperimentalStandard Treatment (ST): Mailed Packet with standard self-help materials; ST delivered a total of 4 times (at Baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months). Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) consisting of 300 pieces of nicotine gum issued at baseline visit.
Receives: Behavioral: Standard Treatment (ST); Behavioral: Quitline; Behavioral: Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
MAPS-6 + NRTExperimentalStandard Treatment (ST) plus 6 proactive telephone counseling sessions; delivered 4 times (at Baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months). 6 MAPS proactive telephone counseling sessions over 2-year period. Referral to Quitline. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) consisting of 300 pieces of nicotine gum issued at baseline visit.
Receives: Behavioral: Standard Treatment (ST); Behavioral: Telephone Counseling; Behavioral: Quitline; Behavioral: Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
MAPS-12 + NRTExperimentalStandard Treatment (ST) plus 12 proactive telephone counseling sessions; ST delivered 4 times (at Baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months). 12 MAPS proactive telephone counseling sessions over 2-year period. Referral to Quitline. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) consisting of 300 pieces of nicotine gum issued at baseline visit.
Receives: Behavioral: Standard Treatment (ST); Behavioral: Telephone Counseling; Behavioral: Quitline; Behavioral: Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Patients with Tobacco Abstinence

    Prolonged abstinence refers to abstinence beginning with initiation of the intervention and including a grace period. Prolonged abstinence measure utilizes the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco's recommendation for determining relapse (i.e., 7 consecutive days of smoking or smoking in each of 2 consecutive weeks). Abstinence at all follow-ups will be biochemically verified using a carbon monoxide level of <10ppm. Saliva samples collected for cotinine tests at the baseline and 24 month follow-up visits. Saliva samples analyzed for cotinine, a metabolic byproduct of nicotine that provides an estimate of nicotine consumption. A saliva cotinine level of <20 ng/ml considered as abstinent.

    Measured: 24 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted25 Sep 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2011
  3. Primary completionSep 2016
  4. Study completionSep 2016

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
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
639 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00984724
Sponsor's protocol ID
2009-0372
Other IDs
1R01CA141613-01, NCI-2011-00289
Status last verified
Oct 2016
First submitted
23 Sep 2009
Last updated
7 Oct 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Theodoulou A, Chepkin SC, Ye W, Fanshawe TR, Bullen C, Hartmann-Boyce J, Livingstone-Banks J, Hajizadeh A, Lindson N. Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jun 19;6(6):CD013308. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013308.pub2.

    PubMed 37335995

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Standard Treatment (ST), Telephone Counseling and Quitline in people with Smoking Cessation and Smoking, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 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 9 inclusion and 7 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 7 Oct 2016. 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.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Number of Patients with Tobacco Abstinence (time frame: 24 months). 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 NCT00984724, 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 7 Oct 2016.

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