Technology-Enhanced Quitline Services to Prevent Smoking Relapse (TEQ)

Indiana University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Treatments

Behavioral: Quitline Service + 10 automated monitoring calls

Behavioral: Quitline service + 20 automated monitoring calls

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00888992

1R01CA138936-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

0812-77B

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to see if automated telephone monitoring will enhance existing quitline services, such as Alere Wellbeing's Quit For Life program, and help people quit smoking. If successful, this intervention could be incorporated into existing quitline protocols and delivered to millions of people who are trying to quit smoking.

Enrollment

1,785 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

18 years or older
Enrolled in Free & Clear, Inc. services
Self-reported abstinence for at least 24 hours at the quit date call
Able to read and speak English
Personal access to a touch-tone telephone or cellular telephone

Exclusion criteria

Have not stopped smoking for 24 hours
Currently incarcerated
Currently participating in any other smoking cessation research
Live in same household as another study participant
Participated in the Alere Wellbeing Quit for Life Program within the last 6 months
Were previously enrolled in this study even if they repeat the smoking cessation program during the accrual period
Hearing impaired enrollees receiving Free & Clear services via telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD) will be excluded from the study as the IVR technology currently does not have this capability