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Connect to Quit: Coordinated Care for Smoking Cessation Among Low Income Veterans
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Pittsburgh |
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Pennsylvania |
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15206 |
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Smoking - Smoking Cessation |
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The purpose of this research study is to examine the effectiveness of an intervention
designed to reduce smoking in low income veterans within a regional United States Veterans
Administration(VA) health care system. A proactive, personalized, coordinated system of care
"Connect to Quit (CTQ)" is rooted in the Chronic Care Model. CTQ treats smoking as a chronic
condition, like hypertension or diabetes, that requires long term treatment with appropriate
combinations of behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy. CTQ will be evaluated in the context
of three (3) VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) medical practices.
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| Study Summary: |
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Approximately 40 Primary Care Providers (PCPs), including non-physicians, in the VAPHS and
their patients will be recruited and randomized to either Connect to Quit (CTQ) or Usual
Care (UC), existing VHA services. After PCPs are enrolled, we will begin recruiting their
patients who meet eligibility criteria. The desire to quit smoking is not required for
participation in the study, as the point of CTQ is to engage smokers at every level of
readiness to quit. Target enrollment is 660 participants, approximately 330 in each
treatment arm. Participants will be followed for a minimum of 2 years and a maximum of 4.
Investigators will measure abstinence (biochemically-validated, 30 day point-prevalence)
throughout the study, assessed every 6 months.
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| Criteria: |
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female 18 years or older
- Veterans seen by a primary care physician within the VAPHS
- Household income not more than $36,000 annually
- Smoke at least 1 cigarette per day
Exclusion Criteria:
- Smokeless tobacco (snuff or chew) users
- Non-cigarette (e.g., pipe) smokers
- Non-English speaking patients
- Can not be enrolled in another smoking cessation related clinical trial at the time
of enrollment
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| NCT ID: |
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NCT01299896 |
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Principal Investigator
Hilary A. Tindle, MD, MPH
University of Pittsburgh
Yvette Shipman, MA
Phone: 412-954-5250
Email: Yvette.Shipman@va.gov
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| Backup Contact: |
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Email: Carol.Mitchell2@va.gov
Carol L. Mitchell, BSN, RN
Phone: 412-954-5238
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| Location Contact: |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206
United States
Yvette Shipman, MA
Phone: 412-954-5250
Email: Yvette.Shipman@va.gov
Site Status: Recruiting |
| Data Source: |
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ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Date Processed: |
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May 19, 2013 |
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