Status:

COMPLETED

Implementing a Virtual Tobacco Treatment for Cancer Patients in Community Oncology Practices

Lead Sponsor:

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Carcinoma In Situ

Current Smoker

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This phase II trial studies how well smoking cessation treatment plans work in tobacco-dependent cancer patients when delivered virtually as part of their cancer care in community oncology practices. ...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To compare the proportions of participants in the Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) and Virtual Tobacco Treatment (VIT) study arms with biochemically-verified 7-day point-prevalence abs...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • STAFF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must be English speaking.
  • Must be employed at NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) site for at least three months.
  • PATIENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA STEP 0:
  • Patient presenting with any type of cancer with a date of diagnosis within the past 4 months. Recurrence, diagnosed within the last 4 months, of tumors in patients with past cancer diagnoses will be considered eligible. Patients with a new primary cancer, diagnosed within the last 4 months, who have been treated previously for other types of cancer will also be considered eligible. ?In situ? cancers, diagnosed within the past 4 months, will also be considered eligible.
  • Patient must be a current smoker. Current smoker is defined as any cigarette smoking (even a puff) in the past 30 days.
  • Patient must be fluent in both, written and spoken, English or both, written and spoken, Spanish.
  • Patient must have telephone, e-mail access, and have access to the internet with a camera-enabled device (e.g., smartphone, tablet, computer, laptop with a webcam/camera)
  • NOTE: The restriction to those with web and e-mail access is based on the primary intention of the study; to assess the implementation of the virtual intervention in the NCORP network.
  • ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA STEP 1: Patient must still meet all criteria outlined in step 0.
  • ELIGIBILITY STEP 2 (RANDOMIZATION): Patient must have completed baseline survey in Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ECOG-ACRIN) Cancer Research Group Systems for Easy Entry of Patient Reported Outcomes (EASEEPRO) within 1 month (30 days) of the date of informed consent (Step 1).

Exclusion

  • Patient has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 3 or above, or is deemed medically unable to participate by study investigators or oncology clinician (i.e., referral to hospice).
  • Patient has no intention to receive their cancer care or monitoring at an NCORP community cancer site.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

306 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03808818

Start Date

August 1 2019

End Date

December 31 2023

Last Update

March 18 2025

Active Locations (42)

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Alaska Women's Cancer Care

Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508

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Katmai Oncology Group

Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508

3

Northside Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342

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Augusta University Medical Center

Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912