Survey of Smokers Treated in the Emergency Department (ED) on Ownership and Usage of Cell Phones

August 21, 2014 updated by: Yale University

Survey of Smokers Treated in the ED on Ownership and Usage of Cell Phones

To study ownership and use of cell phones in low-income smokers. This may help us better understand the impact of cell phone ownership plans on low income smokers' access to quitlines. Use of quitlines may be impeded by limited access to landline phones and limited airtime minutes on cell phones.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

775

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510
        • Yale University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects will be current patients in the Yale New Haven Hospital Emergency Department who were previously identified as smokers.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 or over
  • speak and understand English
  • willing and able to give informed consent
  • have smoked more than 100 cigarettes lifetime
  • are currently a daily or some day smoker

Exclusion Criteria:

  • too ill or unable to consent
  • not interested in participation
  • actively psychotic or mentally ill and unable to give consent
  • in police custody
  • resides in an extended care facility.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
smokers
Other: Cell Phone Survey
Eight item survey for smokers being treated in the YNHH Emergency Dept. The survey asks about the type of cell phone(s) subjects have, how much they pay for cell service monthly, housing status, and if they receive any benefit that would qualify them for the Lifeline program.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of participants with lifeline wireless phones
Time Frame: baseline
The proportion of participants who have lifeline wireless phones (AKA "Medicaid phones").
baseline
proportion of participants with limited wireless minutes
Time Frame: baseline
The proportion of participants with limited wireless minutes each month, stratified by insurance.
baseline
proportion of participants with unlimited wireless minutes
Time Frame: baseline
The proportion of participants with unlimited wireless minutes each month, stratified by insurance status.
baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Yale University

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Steven L Bernstein, MD, Yale University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 25, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 25, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

March 28, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 22, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2014

Last Verified

August 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0907005437-2
  • 5R01CA141479-04 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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