A Randomized Clinical Trial Assessing Smoking Cessation Interventions In Dental Clinic Smokers

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Smoking Cessation

Treatments: Behavioral: Dental Hygienist provided counseling with personalized risk communication + Brief Questionnaire; Behavioral: Standard Care only; Behavioral: Dental Hygienist provided counseling + Brief Questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00591175

01-117

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to see if giving patients information about how smoking affects oral health will help them quit smoking. What we learn from this study will help researchers find new ways to help smokers.

Enrollment: 1,072 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient seeking routine dental care at NYU College of Dentistry and meets medical clearance for routine care
• Active smokers (active smoking as self-reported regular use of at least 10 cigarettes per day)
• Able to provide a telephone number or collateral contact information where they can be reached over the subsequent 12 months
• Fluent in English or Spanish

Exclusion criteria

• History of mouth or throat cancer

Trial design

1,072 participants in 3 patient groups

1

Description:

Standard Care

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard Care only

2

Description:

Standard Care with Hygienist Counseling

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dental Hygienist provided counseling + Brief Questionnaire

3

Description:

Standard Care with Hygienist Counseling \& Personalized Risk Communication

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dental Hygienist provided counseling with personalized risk communication + Brief Questionnaire