Evidence-Based Tobacco Cessation Strategies in Patients With Cancer

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Malignant Neoplasm

Treatments: Other: survey administration; Other: questionnaire administration; Behavioral: smoking cessation intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT02211196

P30CA012197 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

IRB00021885

CCCWFU #99413 (Other Identifier)

NCI-2014-01572 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This pilot clinical trial studies evidence-based tobacco cessation strategies in patients with cancer. Stop-smoking plans suggested by doctors may help patients with cancer quit smoking.

Full description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess oncology providers' self-reported need for training on evidence-based tobacco cessation strategies and assess their level of interest in future training on evidence-based tobacco cessation strategies.

II. To test the feasibility of the implementation of evidence-based tobacco cessation strategies in community oncology clinics.

III. To test the feasibility of surveying community oncology patients after a clinic visit to assess provider behavior regarding screening and brief intervention for tobacco use.

OUTLINE:

Patients complete a survey over approximately 10-15 minutes related to their provider's cessation advice and assistance with quitting.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 1 month.

Enrollment: 377 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients with cancer who saw a provider will be eligible

Exclusion criteria

• Having a nurse or lab visit only

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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377 participants in 1 patient group

Health Services Research (smoking cessation intervention)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants complete a survey over approximately 10-15 minutes related to their provider's cessation advice and assistance with quitting.

Treatment:

Other: questionnaire administration

Behavioral: smoking cessation intervention

Other: survey administration