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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02601521
Comparative Effectiveness of Two Tobacco Cessation Interventions for Employees of Partners HealthCare, Inc. (PiHQ)
February 22, 2021 updated by: Nancy A. Rigotti, Massachusetts General Hospital
Specific Aim: To conduct a randomized controlled trial among permanent employees of Partners HealthCare, Inc., and their adult dependents, who are current tobacco smokers.
The trial will compare two interventions designed to help smokers stop using tobacco: (1) External Coaching Program (Standard Care) and (2) Internal Coaching Program, a chronic disease management strategy for treating tobacco use and dependence.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
106
Phase
- Not Applicable
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
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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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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
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Current permanent employee of Partners Healthcare, Inc. or their adult dependent
- Current tobacco smoker (smoked a cigarette, even a puff, in the past 30 days)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Temporary, per diem or former employee of Partners Healthcare, Inc.
- Plan to leave Partners employment in the next 12 months
- Inability to give informed consent or participate in counseling due to serious psychiatric disorder or cognitive disorder
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
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Internal coaching program
The internal coaching program uses a chronic disease management strategy to treat tobacco use and dependence.
The program provides evidence-based treatment consisting of up to 12 months of services from a tobacco coach based at Partners HealthCare.
The tobacco coach offers (1) repeated smoking cessation counseling delivered by proactive telephone calls, emails, and interactive voice response [automated phone calls] and (2) facilitated access to a new Partners HealthCare Inc., health insurance benefit that provides access to all FDA-approved smoking cessation medications without copay or prior approval.
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The internal coaching program will provide cognitive-behavioral counseling and medication adherence support for smokers who are ready to quit in the next 3 months It consists of:
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Active Comparator: External coaching program
The external coaching program consists of referral to the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program's Smokers Helpline, a free program offering multi-session proactive telephone counseling for 3 months to individuals who are ready to quit smoking.
Individuals in this arm also receive information about Partners HealthCare, Inc.'s new health insurance benefit that provides access to all FDA-approved smoking cessation medications without copay or prior approval.
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Referral to Massachusetts Smokers Helpline (telephone quitline operated by the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program) for proactive telephone counseling.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Tobacco abstinence for the past 30 days
Time Frame: 6 months after enrollment
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6 months after enrollment
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Tobacco abstinence for the past 30 days
Time Frame: 3 months after enrollment
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3 months after enrollment
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Tobacco abstinence for the past 30 days
Time Frame: 12 months after enrollment
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12 months after enrollment
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Quit attempt
Time Frame: Intentional tobacco abstinence for at least 24 hours since enrollment
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Intentional tobacco abstinence for at least 24 hours since enrollment
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Duration of use of tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy
Time Frame: at 3 months and at 6 months after enrollment
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Includes any FDA-approved product (nicotine patch, gum, lozenge, inhaler, nasal spray or bupropion or varenicline
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at 3 months and at 6 months after enrollment
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Smoking cessation counseling contacts
Time Frame: at 3 months and at 6 months after enrollment
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Number of telephone calls with an internal or external tobacco coach to address smoking cessation
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at 3 months and at 6 months after enrollment
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
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 (Actual)
November 1, 2015
Primary Completion (Actual)
September 1, 2019
Study Completion (Actual)
March 1, 2020
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
November 9, 2015
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 9, 2015
First Posted (Estimate)
November 10, 2015
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
February 24, 2021
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 22, 2021
Last Verified
February 1, 2021
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2015P000002/MGH
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