An Interprofessional Intervention to Reduce Smoking Rates

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Smoking, Cigarette

Treatments: Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing; Behavioral: Pharmacy and Behavioral Health Team

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03380910

HM20010390

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of an experimental process to aid Spanish-speaking patients in quitting smoking with the help of pharmacists and behavioral health psychologist trainees and clinicians.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 89 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Spanish-speaking
• Uninsured
• Current cigarette smoker

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• Heart attack or stroke in the last 3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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25 participants in 2 patient groups

Ready to Quit

Experimental group

Description:

Current patients who speak Spanish, smoke cigarettes, and are ready to quit will be included. The intervention includes an interdisciplinary team approach using pharmacy and behavioral health trainees to provide smoking cessation services.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Pharmacy and Behavioral Health Team

Not Ready to Quit

Other group

Description:

Current patients who speak Spanish, smoke cigarettes, and are not ready to quit will be included. The intervention includes an interdisciplinary team approach using pharmacy and behavioral health trainees to provide smoking cessation services.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing