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

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Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467