Smoking Cessation in Patients With COPD (SMOCC) in General Practice (SMOCC)

Background: Smoking cessation is the key element in the treatment of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The role of the general practice in assisting these patients with successful quitting smoking was suboptimal. Therefore we evaluated the effectiveness of two smoking cessation programs (counseling and nicotine replacement) for smokers with COPD in routine general practice, one with (CNB) and one without (CN) the combination with bupropion-SR, compared to usual care (UC) and explored the role of COPD symptoms in successful smoking cessation.

Method: RCT with 667 patients with COPD, 68 general practices were randomly allocated. The usual care group (UC) consisted of 148 patients (22 practices), the first intervention group (counseling plus nicotine replacement (CN) of 243 patients (21 practices) and the second intervention group of 276 patients (25 practices. Main outcome measure was (biochemically verified) point prevalence.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

667

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

      • Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6500HB
        • Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

35 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

A software program using Anatomical Therapeutical Chemical (ATC) prescription codes and International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) diagnosis codes selected potential patients with COPD. Criteria: age >35 years and a diagnosis recorded as COPD or as ICPC code R95/96, or a prescription of at least three times of bronchodilators (ATC code R03a/bc) and/or prescription of at least two times of inhaled anti-inflammatory medication in the past year (ATC code R03). General practitioners (GPs) had to confirm the diagnosis of the selection. Patients were eligible to participate if they met the following criteria:

  • Current smoking
  • Suffering from COPD according to the GP's diagnosis
  • In command of the Dutch language.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Too ill
  • Under control of a chest physician
  • Serious physical or psychological comorbidity

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: 1
Usual Care
Experimental: 2
Multifacetted smoking cessation intervention (aimed at professional (training and education) and at patients (counseling + nicotine replacement)

Professionals in general practice received a central training (4 hours) about smoking, smoking cessation and COPD. They received materials (leaflet, video, smoking cessation protocol and informationfolder). Moreover, professionals received a maximum of 4 practice visits from an outreach visitor. General practitioners were encouraged to advise nicotine replacement.

Smoking COPD patients received smoking cessation counseling and were advised to use nicotine replacement.

Experimental: 3
Multifacetted smoking cessation intervention (aimed at professional (training and education) and at patients (counseling + nicotine replacement + bupropion-SR)

Professionals in general practice received a central training (4 hours) about smoking, smoking cessation and COPD. They received materials (leaflet, video, smoking cessation protocol and informationfolder). Moreover, professionals received a maximum of 4 practice visits from an outreach visitor. The general practitioner was encouraged to advice the patients to use both nicotine replacements and Bupropion-SR.

Smoking COPD patients received smoking cessation counseling and were advised to use nicotine replacement and Bupropion-SR.

Other Names:
  • Bupropion-SR (Zyban)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Smoking cessation (point prevalence, both self reported as biochemical verified)
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Annelies E Jacobs, PHD, Radboud University Medical Center

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2000

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 25, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 25, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

March 4, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 17, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 16, 2008

Last Verified

February 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • zonmw22000039
  • GlaxoSmithKline ZYB40023
  • Pharmacia HK/jh/00013
  • Dutch Asthma Found. 3.4.98.47

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