STAND Community College Tobacco Cessation Trial

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Smoking Cessation

Treatments: Behavioral: Direct referral to quitline; Behavioral: Brief Motivational Interviewing; Behavioral: Usual Care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03002883

491744

22BT-0057 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Community colleges have 45% of the nation's undergraduates and have a higher smoking prevalence rate than 4-year colleges. California's community colleges comprise the nation's largest higher education system, and Sacramento has the second largest community college district. As more colleges are encouraged to become smoke and tobacco-free campuses, smokers enrolled at community college campuses need greater support. However, community colleges may lack the student health clinic resources that 4-year colleges have for students who live on campus. Little evidence to date demonstrates effective interventions for smokers on community college campuses.

This pilot study seeks to demonstrate the feasibility and promising outcomes of two cessation interventions, compared with usual care on a community college campus. The first intervention was based on a promising model of brief motivational interviewing delivered by peer educators, developed by the community lead Breathe California of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails (BCSET) through the Sacramento Taking Action Against Tobacco Dependence (STAND) project. The second intervention was based on direct enrollment into the California Smokers' Helpline, which has demonstrated utility for promoting smoking cessation among young adults with low socioeconomic status. Usual care consisted of students going to the student health center for smoking cessation assistance.

Enrollment: 113 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adult 18 years or older
• current smoker in the past 30 days
• smoker wants to quit
• smoker not currently participating in other smoking cessation activities, and
• smoker must be willing to accept randomization into any of the 3 study arms

Exclusion criteria

• students not proficient in communicating in English
• adults unable to consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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113 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Usual Care

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Students referred to student health for tobacco cessation resources including campus "Quit Kits"

Treatment:

Behavioral: Usual Care

Brief Motivational Interviewing

Active Comparator group

Description:

Students received brief motivational interviewing by a student peer educator about tobacco cessation

Treatment:

Behavioral: Usual Care

Behavioral: Brief Motivational Interviewing

Direct referral to quitline

Active Comparator group

Description:

Students were directly referred to the state quitline for follow-up counseling

Treatment:

Behavioral: Direct referral to quitline

Behavioral: Usual Care