Status:

COMPLETED

Computer-Assisted Counseling in Helping African American Smokers Stop Smoking

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Stop-smoking plans using a nicotine patch, in-person counseling, and computer-assisted counseling may help people stop smoking. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Develop and evaluate the efficacy of an interactive, culturally sensitive, individualized, palmtop computer-delivered smoking cessation intervention for African American smokers. * Exam...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • African American
  • Age 21 to 65 years
  • Current Smoker (history of at least 5 cigarettes/day for the last year)
  • Motivated to quit within the next 14 days
  • Participants must provide a viable home address and functioning home telephone number
  • Can speak, read, write in English at a sixth-grade literacy level
  • Provide viable collateral contact information
  • Register "8" or more on a carbon monoxide breath test

Exclusion

  • Contraindication for nicotine patch use
  • Active substance dependence (exclusive of nicotine dependence)
  • Regular use of tobacco products other than cigarettes (cigars, pipes, smokeless)
  • Use of bupropion or nicotine products other than nicotine patches supplied by the study
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Any active illness that precludes full participation in the study protocol
  • Another household member enrolled in the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 8 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 30 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

462 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00310141

Start Date

April 8 2002

End Date

August 30 2016

Last Update

August 22 2017

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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4009