Family-supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans

NCT00448344 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: IIR 05-202
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 471
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The overarching aim of the study is to evaluate in a randomized trial the impact of a family-supported intervention compared to a standard veteran-focused telephone counseling control group to promote smoking cessation among cancer and heart disease patients.

Conditions

Chronic Disease; Neoplasm; Cardiovascular Disease; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Diabetes Mellitus; Hypertension

Keywords

veterans; smoking cessation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The Impact of a Family-supported Intervention on Rates of Abstinence From Cigarettes Compared to a Standard Intervention

  self-reported 7-day point prevalent abstinence

  5 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The Impact of a Family-supported Intervention on Abstinence at 12-month Follow-up

  12-months follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Arm 1

EXPERIMENTAL

Family-supported smoking cessation

Behavioral: Family-supported

Arm 2

OTHER

Standard smoking cessation

Behavioral: Standard Telephone counseling

Interventions

Family-supported BEHAVIORAL

Group receives quit kit, option for nicotine replacement therapy, and 5 telephone counseling sessions with the goal of attaining social support during the process of quitting smoking

Also known as: Intervention

Arm 1

Standard Telephone counseling BEHAVIORAL

Group receives quit kit, option for nicotine replacement therapy, and 5 standard smoking cessation telephone counseling sessions

Also known as: Control

Arm 2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Enrolled in the Durham VA for ongoing care
• Seen at a DVAMC clinic for care of cancer or cardiovascular disease within the previous 3 months
• Current smokers and planning to quit smoking in the next 30 days

You may not qualify if:

• Active diagnosis of psychosis documented in medical record
• Does not have access to a telephone
• Refusal to provide informed consent
• Severely impaired hearing or speech

Sponsors & Collaborators

• US Department of Veterans Affairs: lead

Study Sites (1)

Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

Location

Related Publications (7)

• Bastian LA. If it is as simple as AAAAA B C, why don't we do it? J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Feb;24(2):284-5. doi: 10.1007/s11606-008-0896-2. No abstract available.

  PMID: 19139966 RESULT

• Bastian LA, Sherman SE. Effects of the wars on smoking among veterans. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Feb;25(2):102-3. doi: 10.1007/s11606-009-1224-1. No abstract available.

  PMID: 20077050 RESULT

• Rohrer LD, Gierisch JM, Fish LJ, Blakeney JK, Bastian LA. A five-step guide for moving from observational studies to interventional research for women veterans. Womens Health Issues. 2011 Jul-Aug;21(4 Suppl):S98-102. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.05.004. No abstract available.

  PMID: 21724150 RESULT

• Fish LJ, Gierisch JM, Stechuchak KM, Grambow SC, Rohrer LD, Bastian LA. Correlates of expected positive and negative support for smoking cessation among a sample of chronically ill veterans. Addict Behav. 2012 Jan;37(1):135-8. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.08.013. Epub 2011 Sep 17.

  PMID: 21978930 RESULT

• Bastian LA, Fish LJ, Gierisch JM, Rohrer LD, Stechuchak KM, Grambow SC. Comparative effectiveness trial of family-supported smoking cessation intervention versus standard telephone counseling for chronically ill veterans using proactive recruitment. Comparative Effectiveness Research. 2012 Jan 1; 2012(2):45-56.

  RESULT

• Theodoulou A, Fanshawe TR, Leavens E, Theodoulou E, Wu AD, Heath L, Stewart C, Nollen N, Ahluwalia JS, Butler AR, Hajizadeh A, Thomas J, Lindson N, Hartmann-Boyce J. Differences in the effectiveness of individual-level smoking cessation interventions by socioeconomic status. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Jan 27;1(1):CD015120. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015120.pub2.

  PMID: 39868569 DERIVED

• Bastian LA, Fish LJ, Gierisch JM, Stechuchak KM, Grambow SC, Keefe FJ. Impact of Smoking Cessation on Subsequent Pain Intensity Among Chronically Ill Veterans Enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Dec;50(6):822-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.06.012. Epub 2015 Jul 22.

  PMID: 26210348 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Chronic Disease; Neoplasms; Cardiovascular Diseases; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Diabetes Mellitus; Hypertension; Smoking Cessation

Interventions

Methods

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Health Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Investigative Techniques

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Lori Bastian
• Organization: VA Connecticut

lori.bastian@va.gov

860-667-6853

Study Officials

• Lori Anne Bastian, MD MPH

  Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2007
• First Posted: March 16, 2007
• Study Start: February 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2010
• Study Completion: July 1, 2012
• Last Updated: April 24, 2015
• Results First Posted: August 27, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-08

Locations

US (1)