Testing an Organizational Change Model to Address Smoking in Mental Healthcare

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Nicotine Dependence
• Interventions: Behavioral: UC Intervention; Behavioral: ATTOC Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT02849652
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Brief Summary

Despite an overall reduction in US smoking rates from \>50% in the 1960s to about 20% by 2000, the rate of smoking among persons with a serious mental illness (SMI) remains 2-3 times greater than in the general population. Further, even the recent small decline in smoking rates that has been reported in the general population in the past decade has not occurred among smokers with an SMI. In fact, 44% of all the cigarettes consumed in the US are by individuals with a psychiatric disorder and the primary cause of death among Americans with an SMI is a tobacco-related disease.

This cluster randomized trial will be conducted in 14 Philadelphia community mental health clinics (CMHCs). Clinics will be randomized to either Addressing Tobacco Through Organizational Change model (ATTOC) or Usual Care (UC) treatment groups. The investigators hypothesize that 1) at the end of the intervention and at a 3-month follow-up, rates of adherence to guidelines for treating TUD will be greater among clinic personnel that receive the ATTOC intervention vs. clinic personnel in usual care; 2) at the end of the intervention and at a 3-month follow-up, rates of client smoking cessation will be significantly greater in clinics that receive the ATTOC intervention than among clients treated with usual care; and 3) using non-inferiority testing, at the end of the intervention and at a 3-month follow-up, there will be no significant degradation in mental health functioning or QOL among clients who receive care at clinics that received the ATTOC intervention than among clients treated with usual care.

Detailed Description

Despite an overall reduction in US smoking rates from \>50% in the 1960s to about 20% by 2000, the rate of smoking among persons with a serious mental illness (SMI) remains 2-3 times greater than in the general population. Transforming the mental healthcare system to integrate and adhere to evidence-based guidelines for the provision of tobacco use disorder (TUD) treatment is a priority of the National Institute of Mental Health and is a critical component of a national effort to meet Healthy People 2020 target goals for tobacco use (www.healthypeople.gov).

The Addressing Tobacco Through Organizational Change (ATTOC) model is a systems-level intervention to address systemic and cultural barriers that undermine assessment and treatment of TUD. In this innovative way, ATTOC assumes that effective organizational change requires more than clinic personnel training; it also requires the application of organizational theory to address attitudinal and system barriers and promote a culture in which tobacco use is not accepted or supported and that TUD treatment is integrated into standard practice. Consistent with organizational theory, ATTOC is implemented in 3 phases: preparing for, implementing, and sustaining change. By addressing cultural barriers and strengthening the care system (e.g., integrated treatment), ATTOC intends to have sustained benefits beyond the intervention.

This cluster-randomized trial will be conducted with 14 Philadelphia CMHCs, 7 randomized to ATTOC and 7 to usual care (UC). Following randomization, study staff will visit sites to recruit clinic personnel and clients over a 4 to 6 week period. Those eligible will complete informed consent and HIPAA forms and a baseline assessment to establish pre-intervention levels on all measures (baseline). After 4-6 weeks, the ATTOC intervention will be implemented over 9 months, from Week 1 to Week 36 (with UC at the control sites). Two mid-intervention assessments (Weeks 12 and 24) will allow for performance feedback and mediational analyses. Week 36 (end-of-treatment; EOT) and 52 (3-months post-EOT) assessments will allow for evaluation of changes on outcomes between groups over time. All measures will be conducted at the respective CMHC (or over the phone if necessary) and 7-day point prevalence smoking cessation will be verified using a breath carbon monoxide (CO) monitor (abstinence = \< 8ppm).

This will be the first controlled, randomized trial to evaluate the effects of the ATTOC model on clinician adherence to treatment guidelines, client smoking, and client mental health and QOL. If this approach is shown to be effective and safe, it can serve as a model for the nation's community mental healthcare infrastructure, representing a powerful initiative to address tobacco use in an under-served sub-group of smokers, and support efforts to attain the Healthy People 2020 goals regarding tobacco use.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-07
• Study First Submitted: 2016-07-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-07-26
• Study First Posted: 2016-07-29
• Primary Completion: 2022-08
• Study Completion: 2022-12
• Results First Submitted: 2022-12-13
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Results First Submitted QC: 2023-02-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-16
• Results First Posted: 2023-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 832

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Exclusion Criteria

• no clinical responsibilities

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Usual Care	UC Intervention	Usual Care is the typical guideline based smoking cessation intervention
ATTOC	ATTOC Intervention	Addressing Tobacco Through Organizational Change is a multi-phase organizational intervention to promote the treatment of tobacco dependence

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Client Reported Tobacco Medications	Week 36 & Week 52	Client-reported use of tobacco treatment for nicotine dependence measured via self-report
Rate of Medication to Treat Nicotine Dependence - EHR	Week 36 & Week 52	Frequency of provision of medications for nicotine dependence measured via electronic health record (EHR) data for clients.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Smoking Cessation Rate	Week 36 & Week 52	Change in proportion of smoking from baseline to follow-up time-points for clients
Mental Health Functioning	Week 36 & Week 52	Mental health functioning was measured using the Revised Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale (BASIS-R), a 24-item assessment of mental health functioning that yields a total score and subscale scores for: depression, interpersonal relationships, self-harm, emotional liability, psychosis, and substance abuse. The total overall score was used. The 24 questions are scored on a 5-pointscale (from 0 to 4) with higher numbers indicating greater symptom/problem frequency or severity. The overall score can range from a 0 to a 96.
Short-Form Health Survey Emotional	Week 36 & Week 52	The SF-12 (short form health survey) is a health-related quality-of-life questionnaire consisting of twelve questions that measure eight health domains to assess physical and mental health. For this outcome, the summed scores are from the emotional section of questionnaire. Higher scores signify lower QOL (quality of life) and the range of scores is 8-30.
Short-Form Health Survey Physical	Week 36 and Week 52	The SF-12 (short form health survey) is a health-related quality-of-life questionnaire consisting of twelve questions that measure eight health domains to assess physical and mental health. For this outcome, the summed scores are from the physical functioning section of the questionnaire. Higher scores signify lower QOL (quality of life) and the range of scores is 5-15.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Pennsylvania; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States