An Intervention to Promote Use of Smoking Cessation Resources Among Adults Using Community Food Pantries

Promoting Smoking Cessation Among Individuals With Food Insecurity: Promoting the Use of Evidence-Based Tobacco Cessation Resources Through Community Food Pantries

The primary objective of this pilot randomized controlled study is to raise awareness and use of an evidence-based tobacco cessation resource that is underutilized among smokers (the Ohio Tobacco Quitline), specifically targeting Cleveland-area residents who have experiences with food insecurity. The study will assess the feasibility and acceptability of conducting informational outreach on tobacco cessation resources in community settings in which there is a relatively high proportion of tobacco users (i.e., food pantries). The study will derive preliminary estimates regarding the effectiveness of tobacco cessation outreach, by assessing whether outreach activities result in changes in awareness/knowledge of the quitline and use/engagement of the quitline.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Smoking Cessation; Food Insecurity
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Quitline Information with Reinforcement

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 24
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
      • Case Western Reserve University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 21 or older
• Current tobacco smoker willing to receive information about quitting resources
• Lives in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
• Has a reliable telephone number and an email address

Exclusion Criteria:

• Aged 20 or younger
• Current non-smoker, or current smoking who is not willing to receive information about quitting resources
• Lives outside Cuyahoga County, Ohio
• Does not have a reliable telephone number and an email address

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Quitline Information with Reinforcement	Behavioral: Quitline Information with Reinforcement; The intervention arm involves direct referral to the Ohio Tobacco Quitline, with up to two brief follow-up telephone calls from the research team to elicit motivation to quit, emphasize benefits of calling the quitline, encourage use and address concerns. Participants are surveyed at baseline and at 3-month follow-up to assess awareness and use of the quitline.
No Intervention: Quitline Information Only

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Awareness of the quitline	How familiar are you with the Ohio Tobacco Quitline? (a) Not familiar at all - I have not heard about the quitline, (b) Somewhat familiar - I have heard of the quit line but have not used it, (c) Familiar - I have used their services but it was over a year ago, (d) Very familiar - I am currently connected to their services	3 months
Use of the quitline	After enrolling in this research study [past 3 months], did you receive a referral to the Ohio Tobacco Quitline? (a) Yes, and I enrolled, (b) Yes, but I did not enroll, (c) No	3 months
Use of the quitline	In the past 3 months, which of the following methods did you try to stop smoking? 'Called the Ohio Tobacco Quitline' is checked	3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Case Western Reserve University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 14, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 22, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): August 22, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 1, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 1, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): March 10, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 12, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 7, 2024
• Last Verified: March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: Kim-MozeleskiStudy20211283

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