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Electronic Quitline Referral with Enhanced Academic Detailing for the Promotion of Smoking Cessation

Not Applicable
Conditions
Tobacco-Related Carcinoma
Smoking Cessation
Interventions
Behavioral: Enhanced Academic Detailing
Other: Informational Intervention
Registration Number
NCT04969978
Lead Sponsor
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Brief Summary

This phase IV clinical trial determines the impact of implementing a Quitline electronic (e)Referral system with an enhanced academic detailing implementation strategy on Quitline reach, smoking cessation assistance and self-reported quit rates among patients in community health centers. It also examines the cost-effectiveness of Quitline eReferrals both with and without enhanced academic detailing. If this implementation strategy is effective, this strategy could be used to increase smoking cessation treatment through the collaboration between state Quitlines and community health centers that serve large numbers of socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Implement a Quitline electronic (e)Referral system with enhanced academic detailing (AD) (intervention; n=10 community health centers \[CHCs\]) and without enhanced AD (comparison; n=10 CHCs) to compare rates of eReferral offers, eReferral acceptance, Quitline enrollment, orders for smoking cessation medication, and receipt of in-clinic counseling among patients identified as current smokers.

II. Assess the effectiveness of implementing a Quitline eReferral system with enhanced AD (intervention) versus without enhanced AD (comparison) on self-reported smoking quit rates among all patients identified as current smokers using electronic health record (EHR) data.

III. Estimate the total annual costs and incremental cost-effectiveness of a Quitline eReferral system, with and without enhanced AD.

OUTLINE: Clinics are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Clinics are notified via email that the eReferral system is available with a link to an online publication that includes an overview of Quitline services, information on Quitline effectiveness, and a detailed eReferral workflow with corresponding electronic health record (EHR) screenshots, including how to identify eligible patients, create an eReferral, and access Quitline follow-up data in the EHR. Clinics also gain access to technological assistance, as needed.

ARM II: Clinics receive standard online materials and access to remote technological assistance as in Arm I. Clinics also receive group training of clinic staff prior to activation of the Quitline eReferral system and 12 months post-activation, follow-up booster sessions and monthly performance audit and feedback.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10000
Inclusion Criteria
  • In Oregon
  • On the OCHIN Epic EHR for >= 1 year
  • Willing to be randomized to the intervention or comparison condition
  • Willing to recruit a provider to serve as a clinic champion (to share monthly performance audit and feedback at all-staff meetings, determine desired content of booster sessions with clinic team members, and complete a survey at the completion of the intervention period) and a clinic manager to coordinate training and booster sessions

Study Patient Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients (>= 18 years of age)
  • Identified as current tobacco users during >= 1 ambulatory and/or telehealth visit to one of the eligible study clinics over the 24-month study period
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ARM II (Quitline eReferral plus enhanced AD)Informational InterventionClinics receive standard online materials access to remote technological assistance as in Arm I. Clinics also receive group training of clinic staff prior to activation of the eReferral system and 12 months post-activation, follow-up booster sessions and monthly performance audit and feedback.
Arm I (Quitline eReferral)Informational InterventionClinics are notified via email that the Quitline eReferral system is available with a link to an online publication that includes an overview of Quitline services, information on Quitline effectiveness, and a detailed eReferral workflow with corresponding EHR screenshots, including how to identify eligible patients, create an eReferral, and access Quitline follow-up data in the EHR. Clinics also gain access to technological assistance, as needed.
ARM II (Quitline eReferral plus enhanced AD)Enhanced Academic DetailingClinics receive standard online materials access to remote technological assistance as in Arm I. Clinics also receive group training of clinic staff prior to activation of the eReferral system and 12 months post-activation, follow-up booster sessions and monthly performance audit and feedback.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Accepted electronic (e)Referral to QuitlineAt any point during the 24-month intervention period

Proportion of patients who were accepted the Quitline eReferral in intervention (EAD) versus comparator clinics. Will use a logistic mixed effects model that addresses the following design features of the study: 1) will include random intercepts for providers and clinic to account for clustering of patients within providers within clinics; 2) will perform an intent-to-treat analysis; 3) hypothesis tests will be two-sided.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quitline enrollmentAt any point during the 24-month intervention period

Proportion of patients who accepted the Quitline eReferral and enrolled in Quitline services in intervention (EAD) versus comparator clinics. Will construct similar logistic mixed effects models.

Receipt of in-office counselingAt any point during the 24-month intervention period

Proportion of patients with an indication in the electronic health record (EHR) of receipt of counseling during an office visit in intervention (EAD) versus comparator clinics. Will construct similar logistic mixed effects models.

Smoking cessationAt any point during the 24-month intervention period or up to 6 months post-intervention

Proportion of patients with EHR status change from current to former smoker. Will utilize similar generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) modeling to estimate the impact of the intervention on cessation outcomes.

Smoking cessation medication orderedAt any point during the 24-month intervention period

Proportion of patients with a smoking cessation medication in the 'medication orders' list of the EHR in intervention (EAD) versus comparator clinics. Will construct similar logistic mixed effects models.

Annual intervention costsYears 1-4

Mean total annual costs in years 1-4 to implement the eReferral into the EHR and maintain eReferral system, with and without enhanced academic detailing.

Cost-effectivenessYears 1-4

Mean total annual costs over years 1-4 by study arm, overall and for patients enrolled in the Quitline.

Quitline eReferral offeredAt any point during the 24-month intervention period

Proportion of patients who were offered the Quitline eReferral in intervention (EAD) versus comparator clinics. Will construct similar logistic mixed effects models.

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratioYears 1-4

Difference in total costs by study arm, overall and for patients enrolled in Quitline.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

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Portland, Oregon, United States

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