Offering Nicotine Patches to All Households in a Municipality With High Smoking Rates

August 30, 2021 updated by: John Cunningham, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Offering Nicotine Patches to All Households in a Municipality With High Smoking Rates: Test of an Idea to Promote Large Increases in Tobacco Cessation

One municipality with high smoking rates will be selected. A coupon for free-of-charge nicotine patches will be sent to each household. Reductions in the number of people smoking in the chosen municipality from before to after the NRT distribution will be estimated

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A coupon offering five weeks of free nicotine patches will be mailed to every household in a small municipality with elevated smoking rates. Up to 800 participants (one per household) will be able to redeem their coupon online or by phone, and receive nicotine patches via postal mail. Participants will be asked to complete a baseline survey containing items relevant to predicting smoking cessation. Participants will be asked to complete a six-month follow-up survey to assess changes in smoking status.

Research Question: Will the concentrated distribution of nicotine patches in a region of high smoking rates lead to large reductions in smoking rates?

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

123

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

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1
        • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

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

Primary residents of the target municipality

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • speak and understand English
  • 18 years or older
  • smoke 10 or more cigarettes per day for at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • health contraindications for using nicotine patches without supervision of a doctor (e.g. allergy to tape, pregnant or intending to become pregnant, currently breastfeeding, serious heart or circulation problems not including high blood pressure)

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
30-day pint prevalence abstinence
Time Frame: 6 months
No smoking of cigarettes in the past 30 days
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: John A Cunningham, PhD, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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)

October 19, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 30, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

August 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 27, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 27, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

September 1, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 31, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 30, 2021

Last Verified

August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 122/2019

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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