Status:
COMPLETED
Strategies to Help Adult ED Patients Quit Smoking
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Conditions:
Tobacco Use
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a brief, focused intervention in the hospital emergency department is effective in helping adults quit smoking.
Detailed Description
In urban communities, the prevalence of tobacco use among adults visiting a hospital emergency department (ED) nears 40%, well in excess of the 25% smoking prevalence rate of the general population. M...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \>= 10 cigarettes smoked daily
- being discharged from the ED
- contemplation or preparation stage of change
- speaks English or Spanish
Exclusion
- being admitted to hospital
- too ill to consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
336 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00297466
Start Date
January 1 2006
End Date
May 1 2008
Last Update
January 11 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467