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NCT Number: NCT00670514

Smoking Cessation in a Dentistry Setting

Aim: to assess relative effectiveness of a high and a low intensity intervention for smoking cessation support in a dental clinic setting.

Method: 300 smokers were randomly assigned to support with either low (LTI) or high treatment intensity (HTI).

Main outcome measures were self-reported point-prevalence and continuous abstinence (≥183 days).

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Key information

Conditions

Smoking Behavior Health Behavior Smoking Cessation

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Centre for clinical research, Central Hospital

Västerås, 721 89, Sweden

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult daily smokers in the county of Västmanland

Exclusion criteria

  • Reading difficulties
  • Not fluent in the Swedish language

Treatment and study plan

Nix Individual

Behavioral

Eight 40-minutes sessions at the local dental clinic during 4 months. Written material and counseling by a dental hygienist with special training in smoking cessation, according to a fixed program. A traditional smoking cessation program with a mixture of behavior therapy, coaching and pharmacological advises. Two questionnaires.

Fimpa dig fri

Behavioral

One 30-minute counseling session at the local dental clinic, focusing on explaining the content of a traditional self-help program ("Fimpa dig fri"). The leaflet contains an 8-week program with instructions and tasks to perform. Two questionnaires.

Primary outcomes

  1. Point prevalence abstinence

Secondary outcomes

  1. Continuous abstinence

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Uppsala University

Other

Collaborators

  • Västmanland County Council, Sweden

Registry information

Official study title

A Comparing Study of the Smoking Cessation Program NIX Individual and the Self-Help Program Fimpa Dig Fri

Important dates

Study start
2003
First posted
May 1, 2008
Registry last updated
May 1, 2008

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