Status:
COMPLETED
Integrating Smoking Cessation Into Routine Primary Care Practice
Lead Sponsor:
University of Waterloo
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative
Conditions:
Smoking Cessation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine if providing smokers identified in family doctors offices with follow-up counselling enhances their success with quitting and the number of health professionals h...
Detailed Description
A family doctor's advice to quit has been shown to increase a smoker's motivation to quit. Despite the evidence supporting the importance of smoking cessation, there is a well-documented practice gap ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Practices will be eligible for participation in the present study if they meet the following criteria:
- Practice is a family health team (FHT), family health group (FHG); or family health network (FHN);
- All physicians within the practice are willing to participate in the study;
- Practice will see an average of 50 patients per day and 10% of patients are smokers;
- Practice is willing to provide consent to contact patients in waiting rooms and survey patients during office hours and by telephone.
- Patients will be eligible to participate in the study if they meet the following criteria:
- Patient is seen in clinic for annual exam or non-urgent visit;
- Patient is a current smoker (\>1 cigarette per day on most days of the week);
- Patient is 18 years of age or older;
- Patient is able to read and understand English or French;
- Patient has a home or mobile telephone which can be used to receive follow-up telephone counselling calls
Exclusion
- Patients who do not have the mental capacity to provide informed consent and complete study protocols will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
835 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00799279
Start Date
January 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2010
Last Update
October 6 2010
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