NCT01454375

Brief Summary

Tobacco smoke claims approximately 6000 lives annually in BC. In this study, the investigators will determine whether referring smoking patients from the Vancouver General Hospital Emergency Department to the investigators provincial QuitNow smoking cessation service will lead to improved patient outcomes, including number of cigarettes smoked, any quit attempts, and actual smoking cessation. Participants in the usual care arm will receive standard care. Participants in the intervention arm will be eligible for referral to QuitNow Services, where telephone counseling will be offered. Further follow-up on all enrolled patients will be conducted at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months to re-assess smoking status. The investigators hypothesis is that the intervention arm will have a higher quit rate that the control arm.

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
1,301

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2011

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 15, 2011

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 19, 2011

Completed
13 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2011

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2013

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

October 3, 2014

Status Verified

October 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

October 15, 2011

Last Update Submit

October 2, 2014

Conditions

Tobacco Use Cessation

Keywords

Smoking

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Smoking cessation rates between intervention and control arms

    Smoking cessation rate between intervention and control arms at 12 months

    12 months

Secondary Outcomes (8)

  • Smoking cessation rates between intervention and control arms

    1 month

  • Smoking cessation rates between intervention and control arms

    3 months

  • Smoking cessation rates between intervention and control arms

    6 months

  • No of cigarettes smoked daily between intervention and control arms

    1, 3, 6, and 12 months

  • Differences in readiness for change between the intervention and control arms

    1, 3, 6, and 12 months

  • +3 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Control Arm

NO INTERVENTION

No change in current practice

Referral fo QuitNow Services

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioural - referral to QuitNow Services, smoking cessation counseling telephone line supported by the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport

Behavioral: Referral to QuitNow Services

Interventions

Referral to QuitNow ServicesBEHAVIORAL

QuitNow Services is a telephone counseling program supported by the Ministry of Health Living and Sport that counsels individuals to stop smoking

Referral fo QuitNow Services

Eligibility Criteria

Age19 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • years of age or older
  • stable (vital signs within normal limits not requiring immediate physician intervention)
  • used a tobacco product in the last 30 days
  • presenting to the Vancouver General Hospital Emergency Department
  • can provide informed consent in English

You may not qualify if:

  • cannot provide informed consent
  • sexual assault patients
  • not a resident of British Columbia
  • unable to provide telephone number of email address for follow-up

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Vancouver General Hospital Emergency Department, University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Tsai APY, Tsai JP, Stewart L, Brubacher J, Cheung KW. Prevalence of potential smoking-related conditions among tobacco users in the emergency department and their perception that their visit may be smoking-related. CJEM. 2017 May;19(3):207-212. doi: 10.1017/cem.2016.381. Epub 2016 Oct 17.

    PMID: 27748218DERIVED

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Tobacco Use CessationSmoking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health BehaviorBehavior

Study Officials

  • Ka Wai Cheung, MD, MPH

    University of British Columbia

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 15, 2011

First Posted

October 19, 2011

Study Start

November 1, 2011

Primary Completion

February 1, 2013

Study Completion

February 1, 2013

Last Updated

October 3, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-10

Locations

CA(1)