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NCT Number: NCT00278226

Motivational Program for Smokers Enrolled in a Methadone Maintenance Program

RATIONALE: Stop-smoking programs may help patients stop smoking and prevent cancer from forming.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well a motivational program works in helping smokers enrolled in a methadone maintenance program quit smoking.

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Key information

Conditions

Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Rhode Island Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

About this study

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the efficacy of a brief motivational intervention on smoking cessation in smokers enrolled in a methadone maintenance program.

OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 groups.

  • Group 1: Patients undergo assessment at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months.
  • Group 2: Patients receive a brief motivational intervention at the time of their baseline assessment and undergo assessment as in group 1.

All patients will be offered a 2- to 3-month supply of nicotine patches.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 400 patients will be accrued for this study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Must be currently enrolled in a methadone maintenance program
  • Smokes at least 10 cigarettes a day

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Not pregnant
  • No concurrent medical condition that precludes the use of nicotine patches

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • No concurrent use of other nicotine replacement therapy

Treatment and study plan

Smoking Cessation Intervention

Behavioral

Educational Intervention

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Nicotine Abstinence

    Time frame: 6-months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Butler Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

Smoking Cessation Among Methadone Maintained Patients

Important dates

Study start
2001
Primary completion
2004
Study completion
2004
First posted
Jan 18, 2006
Registry last updated
Mar 24, 2010

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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