Randomized Trial Assessing the Effectiveness of a Pharmacist-Delivered Program for Smoking Cessation

University of Montana

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tobacco Use Disorder; Smoking

Treatments: Other: Pharmacist-delivered group program for smoking cessation; Other: Brief standard care session for smoking cessation delivered over the telephone

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00670904

M29670

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized trial compared the effectiveness of a three session pharmacist-delivered group program for smoking versus one 5 to 10 minute standard care session delivered over the telephone on 7-day point prevalence quit rates. Participants in both groups were offered their choice of bupropion IR or nicotine patch at no cost. At 6 months after the established quit date, self-reported cessation was biochemically verified using tests for urinary cotinine.

Enrollment: 101 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Smoked one or more cigarettes daily for 7 days
• Somewhat ready to quit in the next 2 weeks (4 or more on a 10- point scale)
• Willing and capable of attending three scheduled sessions at the clinic
• Interested in participating in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Planned to leave the area in the next 6 months
• Used pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation in the last 30 days
• Used other forms of tobacco in the last 30 days
• Schizophrenia
• Prior participation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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101 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

1

Active Comparator group

Description:

Pharmacist-delivered group program for smoking cession.

Treatment:

Other: Pharmacist-delivered group program for smoking cessation

2

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Brief standard care session for tobacco smoking cessation delivered over the telephone.

Treatment:

Other: Brief standard care session for smoking cessation delivered over the telephone