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Behavioral Counseling for Quitting Smoking in Cancer Patients

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Susan Hong, MD
Research Sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up week 24
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial studies ways to help cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers quit smoking. #Cancer #TobaccoCessation

Who is the study for?
This trial is for current or recently-quit tobacco users who have had cancer of any type, are willing to follow the study rules, and can stay in the study until it ends. They must understand English and be patients at VCUHealth.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is testing how well behavioral counseling helps cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers stop using tobacco when it's part of their regular clinical care.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves behavioral counseling for quitting smoking rather than medication, there are no direct medical side effects; however, participants may experience stress or anxiety during the cessation process.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline to week 24
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to week 24 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Acceptability: Behavioral counseling attendance
Acceptability: Nicotine replacement therapy adherence
Acceptability: Participant satisfaction
+2 more
Other outcome measures
Change in tobacco use

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Behavioral Counseling for Tobacco CessationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Behavioral counseling for tobacco cessation consists of psychoeducation in combination with evidence-based behavior change techniques including stimulus control, self-monitoring, goal-setting, implementation planning, and problem-solving. Specific content topics include the harms of smoking/benefits of quitting, coping with cravings and withdrawal, setting a quit date, managing social influences, and relapse prevention.
Group II: Observational ArmActive Control1 Intervention
Both the behavioral intervention and pharmacotherapy will be conducted as a routine clinical activities (treatment as usual)-not as research activities

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Virginia Commonwealth UniversityLead Sponsor
700 Previous Clinical Trials
22,886,739 Total Patients Enrolled
Susan Hong, MDPrincipal InvestigatorVirginia Commonwealth University
2 Previous Clinical Trials
170 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Behavioral counseling for tobacco cessation Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05805722 — N/A
Quitting Smoking Research Study Groups: Observational Arm, Behavioral Counseling for Tobacco Cessation
Quitting Smoking Clinical Trial 2023: Behavioral counseling for tobacco cessation Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05805722 — N/A
Behavioral counseling for tobacco cessation 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05805722 — N/A
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