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NCT Number: NCT04534231

Offering Nicotine Patches to All Households in a Municipality With High Smoking Rates

One municipality with high smoking rates will be selected. A coupon for free-of-charge nicotine patches will be sent to each household. Reductions in the number of people smoking in the chosen municipality from before to after the NRT distribution will be estimated

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Key information

Conditions

Tobacco Use Cessation Behavior Health Behavior

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1, Canada

About this study

A coupon offering five weeks of free nicotine patches will be mailed to every household in a small municipality with elevated smoking rates. Up to 800 participants (one per household) will be able to redeem their coupon online or by phone, and receive nicotine patches via postal mail. Participants will be asked to complete a baseline survey containing items relevant to predicting smoking cessation. Participants will be asked to complete a six-month follow-up survey to assess changes in smoking status.

Research Question: Will the concentrated distribution of nicotine patches in a region of high smoking rates lead to large reductions in smoking rates?

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • speak and understand English
  • 18 years or older
  • smoke 10 or more cigarettes per day for at least 3 months

Exclusion criteria

  • health contraindications for using nicotine patches without supervision of a doctor (e.g. allergy to tape, pregnant or intending to become pregnant, currently breastfeeding, serious heart or circulation problems not including high blood pressure)

Treatment and study plan

Nicotine patch

Drug

Nicotine transdermal patches as per product monograph

Other names: Nicoderm

Primary outcomes

  1. 30-day pint prevalence abstinence

    Time frame: 6 months

    No smoking of cigarettes in the past 30 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Offering Nicotine Patches to All Households in a Municipality With High Smoking Rates: Test of an Idea to Promote Large Increases in Tobacco Cessation

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Sep 1, 2020
Registry last updated
Aug 31, 2021

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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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