Enhancing Smoking Cessation Via Telehealth Options in Primary Care (E-STOP)

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Smoking Cessation

Treatments: Behavioral: Treatment As Usual; Behavioral: Smoking cessation e-visit

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05493254

R01CA258669 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Pro00113308

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate an electronic visit (e-visit) for smoking cessation. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the smoking cessation e-visit or not. The e-visit will look similar to an online questionnaire asking about smoking history, motivation to quit, and preferences for medications for quitting smoking. Participants may receive a prescription for a smoking cessation medication as an outcome of the e-visit, if randomized to the e-visit group, but there is no requirement to take any medication. This study consists of questionnaires and breath samples provided at 4 separate time points throughout the study. Participation in this study will take about 24 weeks.

Enrollment: 672 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. current smoking, defined as 1+ cigarettes/day, for 20+ days out of the last 30 for the last 6+ months
2. age 18+
3. enrolled in MyChart or willing to enroll
4. possess a valid e-mail address that is checked daily
5. owner of an iOS or Android smartphone to provide remote CO
6. have a valid mailing address
7. English fluency

Exclusion criteria

1. Use of an FDA-approved cessation medication in the last 7 days

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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672 participants in 2 patient groups

Smoking cessation electronic visit (e-visit)

Experimental group

Description:

This group will be sent 1) an invitation to complete an electronic visit (e-visit) focused on cigarette smoking and 2) an invitation to complete a follow-up e-visit one-month after the initial e-visit.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Smoking cessation e-visit

Treatment as usual (TAU)

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will be provided information about the state quitline and about the importance of quitting smoking and it will be recommended that they contact their PCP to schedule a medical visit to discuss quitting smoking.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Treatment As Usual