Smoking Cessation in NYC

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking Cessation
• Interventions: Behavioral: individualized counselor-led MI sessions; Behavioral: general health education session; Behavioral: NRT

• Registration Number: NCT04489524
• Lead Sponsor: Temple University

Brief Summary

The investigators tested the feasibility of a culturally and linguistically sensitive smoking cessation program with combined counseling and pharmacological components for Chinese smokers in New York City; identified factors and techniques that enhance the administration and appropriateness of the intervention program; and examined the effectiveness of this program on quit attempts, quit rates, and overall smoking reduction.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-11
• Primary Completion: 2008-04-30
• Study Completion: 2008-04-30
• Study First Submitted: 2020-07-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-07-23
• Study First Posted: 2020-07-28
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-11
• Last Update Posted: 2023-04-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 139

Inclusion Criteria

• Primary eligibility criterion for inclusion in the study cohort was current smoking status. Other inclusion criteria were:

  1. self-identification as ethnic Chinese,
  2. aged 18 years and older,
  3. having smoked or puffed on a cigarette during the previous week,
  4. willingness to participate in the smoking cessation study,
  5. access to a functional telephone,
  6. expected presence in the study geographic area for a year or more, and
  7. not having been enrolled in the past or at the current time in any smoking cessation treatment programs.

Exclusion Criteria

1. being currently pregnant and
2. having had a recent diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
individualized counselor-led MI sessions and NRT	individualized counselor-led MI sessions	The intervention (4 individualized counselor-led MI sessions and nicotine replacement therapy \[NRT\]) consisted of four 60-min in-person sessions of AMI counseling and a packet of self-help smoking cessation materials. Participants were provided NRT packs and counseled on their use.
individualized counselor-led MI sessions and NRT	NRT	The intervention (4 individualized counselor-led MI sessions and nicotine replacement therapy \[NRT\]) consisted of four 60-min in-person sessions of AMI counseling and a packet of self-help smoking cessation materials. Participants were provided NRT packs and counseled on their use.
general health education, self-help materials, and NRT	general health education session	Participants in this condition were provided with four in-person 60-min health education sessions and packets of general health self-help information, nutrition, exercise, and the harmful effects of tobacco. Strategies for quitting smoking were also provided to participants in this group as well as a supply of NRT and counseling on its use.
general health education, self-help materials, and NRT	NRT	Participants in this condition were provided with four in-person 60-min health education sessions and packets of general health self-help information, nutrition, exercise, and the harmful effects of tobacco. Strategies for quitting smoking were also provided to participants in this group as well as a supply of NRT and counseling on its use.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change in smoking behavior	baseline, 1 week, 1, 3, and 6-month	participants were asked whether they had smoked or had a puff on a cigarette and the number of cigarettes smoked in the past 7 days at multiple assessment points.
change in Carbon monoxide (CO) concentration	baseline, 6-month follow-up	CO, a biomarker of smoking status, was assessed at baseline and 6-m follow up
change in the stages of smoking cessation	baseline, 1 week, 1, 3, and 6-month	According to Prochaska and DiClemente ' s Stages of Change model, the stages are: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. It's an ordinal variable that measured at multiple assessment points

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States