Emergency Department Telephone Quitline

A Telephone Quitline Intervention for Smoking Cessation Through the Emergency Department

The purpose of this preliminary study was to evaluate the intervention completion rate among cigarette smokers enrolled through the Emergency Department (ED) in a tobacco quitline (QL) and to assess the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy of this intervention.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Tobacco Dependence
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Telephone Quitline

Detailed Description

This pilot study was a prospective, randomized, controlled, un-blinded study using a convenience sample of cigarettes smokers recruited through the ED.

Utilizing a computerized block randomization schedule, subjects were randomized in blocks of four to receive a proactive QL intervention through an established QL or a United States Public Health Service (USPHS) self-help manual. Proactive telephone counseling describes counseling that is initiated by a counselor rather than the subject. Both groups received strong advice to quit from study personnel.

Names and telephone numbers of patients randomized to the QL group were faxed to the QL which then initiated contact with the patient. Multiple contact attempts were made over the following week by telephone. Patients in the QL were instructed to call the QL if they had not been reached in one week. QL counseling involved an initial 45-minute telephone session followed by up to four 10 to 15 minute follow-up sessions around their identified quit date. QL patients not successfully contacted within one week of enrollment were sent a letter inviting them to call as well as information on strategies to help them quit.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Minnesota
    • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
      • Mayo Clinic

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• We enrolled patients aged 18 or older who reported current daily cigarette smoking for at least one year and who indicated an interest in attempting to quit smoking.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The primary outcome was completion of the QL intervention.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Nicola E. Schiebel, M.D., Mayo Clinic

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2003
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 1, 2006
• Study Completion (Actual): April 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 31, 2006
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 31, 2006
• First Posted (Estimate): November 1, 2006

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): January 20, 2010
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 19, 2010
• Last Verified: January 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Pathologic Processes; Substance-Related Disorders; Disease Attributes; Emergencies; Tobacco Use Disorder
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1321-03