An Interprofessional Intervention to Reduce Smoking Rates

An Interprofessional Intervention With Behavioral Health and Pharmacy Trainees to Reduce Smoking Rates at a Free Health Clinic in Richmond

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of an experimental process to aid Spanish-speaking patients in quitting smoking with the help of pharmacists and behavioral health psychologist trainees and clinicians.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Smoking, Cigarette
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Pharmacy and Behavioral Health Team; Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 25
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Virginia
    • Henrico, Virginia, United States, 23229
      • CrossOver Healthcare Ministry

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 89 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Spanish-speaking
• Uninsured
• Current cigarette smoker

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• Heart attack or stroke in the last 3 months

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Ready to Quit; Current patients who speak Spanish, smoke cigarettes, and are ready to quit will be included. The intervention includes an interdisciplinary team approach using pharmacy and behavioral health trainees to provide smoking cessation services.	Behavioral: Pharmacy and Behavioral Health Team; An interdisciplinary approach using medications through pharmacy support and counseling through behavioral health team members will be used to improve smoking cessation rates.
Other: Not Ready to Quit; Current patients who speak Spanish, smoke cigarettes, and are not ready to quit will be included. The intervention includes an interdisciplinary team approach using pharmacy and behavioral health trainees to provide smoking cessation services.	Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing; Patients not ready to quit will be offered motivational interviewing to increase readiness to quit.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in smoking abstinence	Smoking abstinence will be measured by breath carbon monoxide level	Baseline to 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Readiness to Quit Smoking	Improvement in readiness to quit will be measured by the quit ladder	Baseline to 6 months
Change in Nicotine Dependence	Nicotine dependence will be measured by the Fagerstrom scale	Baseline to 6 months
Change in Number of Cigarettes Smoked	Change in the number of cigarettes smoked will be measured by patient reported values	Baseline to 6 months
Change Carbon Monoxide Levels	Measured by Carbon Monoxide Meter	Baseline to 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 26, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 20, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): January 20, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 15, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 15, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): December 21, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 15, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 12, 2021
• Last Verified: February 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: HM20010390

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No