Enhancing Smoking Cessation Via Telehealth Options in Primary Care

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Smoking Cessation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Smoking cessation e-visit; Behavioral: Treatment As Usual

• Registration Number: NCT05493254
• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate an electronic visit (e-visit) for smoking cessation. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the smoking cessation e-visit or not. The e-visit will look similar to an online questionnaire asking about smoking history, motivation to quit, and preferences for medications for quitting smoking. Participants may receive a prescription for a smoking cessation medication as an outcome of the e-visit, if randomized to the e-visit group, but there is no requirement to take any medication. This study consists of questionnaires and breath samples provided at 4 separate time points throughout the study. Participation in this study will take about 24 weeks.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-08-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-05
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-09
• Study Start: 2022-08-31
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-26
• Primary Completion: 2026-12-31
• Study Completion: 2026-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 672

Inclusion Criteria

1. current smoking, defined as 1+ cigarettes/day, for 20+ days out of the last 30 for the last 6+ months
2. age 18+
3. enrolled in MyChart or willing to enroll
4. possess a valid e-mail address that is checked daily
5. owner of an iOS or Android smartphone to provide remote CO
6. have a valid mailing address
7. English fluency

Exclusion Criteria

1. Use of an FDA-approved cessation medication in the last 7 days

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Smoking cessation electronic visit (e-visit)	Smoking cessation e-visit	This group will be sent 1) an invitation to complete an electronic visit (e-visit) focused on cigarette smoking and 2) an invitation to complete a follow-up e-visit one-month after the initial e-visit.
Treatment as usual (TAU)	Treatment As Usual	This group will be provided information about the state quitline and about the importance of quitting smoking and it will be recommended that they contact their PCP to schedule a medical visit to discuss quitting smoking.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cigarettes smoking	Month 6	Cigarettes per day reduction greater than 50%
Quit attempts	Month 6	Quit attempts since last contact
Seven-day point prevalence abstinence	Month 6	Participant has not had a cigarette in the past 7 days
Number of participants who utilized smoking cessation treatment	Month 6	Number of participants who utilized smoking cessation treatment since last assessment.
E-visit Adoption	Month 6	Patients prescribed a medication who obtain their medication
E-visit Acceptability	Month 6	The e-visit will be considered acceptable if the average score on the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) is greater than or equal to 4.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical University of South Carolina; 🇺🇸 Charleston, South Carolina, United States