A Cost-effectiveness Study of Nicotine Patches Distributed Through a Quitline

The study is to understand whether distribution of two different supplies of nicotine patches through a telephone quitline has an effect on quit rates. The two different supplies are four vs. eight (in two separate four-week mailings) weeks of nicotine patches. The hypothesis is that eight weeks will be slightly more efficacious but four weeks will be more cost-effective.

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Key information

Conditions

Smoking Cessation Behavior Health Behavior

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

All callers to the Colorado QuitLine who report currently smoking 16-20 cigarettes
who enroll in QuitLine services
who do not require physician approval to obtain nicotine replacement therapy
who are willing to receive the nicotine patch

Exclusion criteria

Contraindications to receiving the nicotine patch through the QuitLine without physician approval include: history of hearth disease (heart attack, chest pain, or coronary artery disease), high blood pressure, pregnancy, skin conditions such as difficult to manage psoriasis or eczema, or history of a local reaction to the nicotine patch
those who do not complete the call in English

Treatment and study plan

Nicotine patch

Drug

nicoderm patches are distributed in two different supplies through a telephone quitline

Other names: Nicoderm Committed Quit patches

Primary outcomes

7-day smoking abstinence

Time frame: 7 days
6-month smoking abstinence

Time frame: 6 months
cost-effectiveness

Time frame: 6 months

cost per quit of each study arm will be calculated based on the total costs of the intervention from actual utilization data (nicotine patch costs + counseling call costs) and quit rates

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Jun 28, 2013
Registry last updated: Feb 11, 2016

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