Computer-Assisted Counseling in Helping African American Smokers Stop Smoking

Study summary

RATIONALE: Stop-smoking plans using a nicotine patch, in-person counseling, and computer-assisted counseling may help people stop smoking. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well computer-assisted counseling helps African American smokers stop smoking.

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Key things to know

Main goalPrevention

This describes the study’s primary purpose.

What is being studiedSmoking cessation intervention and Counseling intervention

Plus 1 other study approaches.

Who it may be forLung Cancer

These are broad labels—not an eligibility decision.

Checked against the public recordLast updated Aug 22, 2017 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov

Is enrollment open?Completed

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What kind of study?Not applicable

Interventional

Where is it offered?1 U.S. location

Locations may change over time.

Who runs it?M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study sponsor

Study overview

What this study is about

Purpose: Prevention
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Not applicable
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Interventions being studied: Behavioral: Smoking cessation intervention; Other: Counseling intervention; Drug: Nicotine patch

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How this study is categorized

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Treatment approach

Supportive or behavioral care→

Public criteria

Who may be able to participate

The sponsor separates these requirements into two groups. You do not need to interpret them alone—use them to guide a conversation with the study team.

Requirements people may need to meetInclusion criteria

1. African American 2. Age 21 to 65 years 3. Current Smoker (history of at least 5 cigarettes/day for the last year) 4. Motivated to quit within the next 14 days 5. Participants must provide a viable home address and functioning home telephone number 6. Can speak, read, write in English at a sixth-grade literacy level 7. Provide viable collateral contact information 8. Register "8" or more on a carbon monoxide breath test

Reasons someone may not be able to joinExclusion criteria

1. Contraindication for nicotine patch use 2. Active substance dependence (exclusive of nicotine dependence) 3. Regular use of tobacco products other than cigarettes (cigars, pipes, smokeless) 4. Use of bupropion or nicotine products other than nicotine patches supplied by the study 5. Pregnancy or lactation 6. Any active illness that precludes full participation in the study protocol 7. Another household member enrolled in the study

Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.

Study sites

U.S. locations

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas

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