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NCT Number: NCT00724308

Telephone Care Coordination for Smokers in VA Mental Health Clinics

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a smoking cessation telephone care coordination program is effective and feasible in VA Mental Health Clinics.

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Key information

Conditions

Smoking Behavior Health Behavior Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being Smoking Cessation

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY

New York, 10010, United States

About this study

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States and is a particular problem among VA users and among persons with a diagnosed mental illness. The prevalence of smoking among VA mental health patients has remained high, in part because smoking cessation treatment rates have remained low. Telephone-based counseling represents the most feasible approach to increasing smoking cessation treatment among VA patients. The approach used in this study has been used very effectively in a primary care-based population that includes a large percentage of mental health patients. This project would target the program specifically at patients seen in VA Mental Health Clinics.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Smokers who are referred from Mental Health Clinics in VA VISNs 1 and 3.
  • Patients must have access to a telephone and a regular mailing address.

Exclusion criteria

  • No access to a telephone
  • no mailing address
  • not receiving care from a VISN 1 or VISN 3 Mental Health provider

Treatment and study plan

Telephone Care Coordination

Other

The telephone care coordination program involves the following steps: (1) brief counseling and referral from a mental health provider; (2) prescribing and mailing of smoking cessation medications; (3) proactive multi-call counseling from TeleQuit MH study counselors; and (4) follow-up at 2 and 6 months to check the patient's smoking status.

Telephone Care Coordination with state Quitline

Other

The telephone care coordination program involves the following steps: (1) brief counseling and referral from a mental health provider; (2) prescribing and mailing of smoking cessation medications; (3) proactive multi-call counseling from the patient's state "Quitline"; and (4) follow-up at 2 and 6 months to check the patient's smoking status.

Primary outcomes

  1. Long-term Smoking Abstinence (30-day Point Prevalence Abstinence)

    Time frame: 6 months after enrollment

Secondary outcomes

  1. 30-day Point Prevalence Abstinence Rate at 2-months (i.e., End of Treatment)

    Time frame: 2 months after enrollment

  2. Quit Attempt Rate

    Time frame: 2 and 6 months after enrollment

  3. Rate of Use of Smoking Cessation Medications (i.e., Treatment Rate)

    Time frame: 2 and 6 months after enrollment

  4. VA Site-level Performance Rates on the VA Tobacco Performance Measures

    Time frame: Quarterly after study implementation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

VA Office of Research and Development

Fed

Registry information

Official study title

Telephone Care Coordination for Smokers in Mental Health Clinics

Acronym: TeleQuit MH

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jul 29, 2008
Registry last updated
Nov 17, 2020

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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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