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Smoking Cessation Program in the Construction Sector

Phase 4
Recruiting
Conditions
Smoking Cessation
Tobacco Use Cessation
Tobacco Smoking
Interventions
Drug: Nicoderm C-Q Gum
Behavioral: Tobacco Quit-line
Behavioral: Intensive Behavioral Counseling
Behavioral: Brief Behavioral Counseling
Registration Number
NCT06098144
Lead Sponsor
University of Miami
Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to identify the optimal adaptive smoking cessation program for the construction sector in terms of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and potential implementation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
608
Inclusion Criteria

Company leaders:

  • ≥ 18 years
  • Involved in decision making
  • Willing to participate in the implementation development and evaluation

Safety Managers:

  • ≥ 18 years
  • Be a safety manager
  • No plans to leave the company within the next year
  • Bilingual
  • Willing to receive training in smoking cessation treatment
  • Willing to deliver the smoking cessation treatment to workers

Construction Workers:

  • Be a construction worker
  • ≥ 18 years
  • Have smoked on average 5 or more cigarettes daily for the past year
  • Willing to make a serious quit attempt in the next 30 days
  • Planning to stay in the company for the next 6 months
  • Own a telephone and plan to keep it active for the next 12 months
Exclusion Criteria

Safety Managers:

  • Current cigarette smoker

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Brief Behavioral Counseling GroupNicoderm C-Q GumParticipants will receive one brief behavioral counseling session and be followed up for 12 months.
Brief Behavioral Counseling GroupBrief Behavioral CounselingParticipants will receive one brief behavioral counseling session and be followed up for 12 months.
Tobacco Quit-line (TQL) GroupTobacco Quit-lineParticipants will be referred to the TQL and will be followed up for up to 12 months.
Brief Behavioral Counseling GroupTobacco Quit-lineParticipants will receive one brief behavioral counseling session and be followed up for 12 months.
Intensive Behavioral Counseling GroupIntensive Behavioral CounselingParticipants will receive four behavioral counseling sessions and be followed up for 12 months.
Intensive Behavioral Counseling GroupNicoderm C-Q GumParticipants will receive four behavioral counseling sessions and be followed up for 12 months.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Program Cost-Effectiveness Measured by Number of U.S DollarsUp to 4 years

Will be measured as the difference in the number of U.S. dollars between the three programs.

Program Effectiveness Measure in PercentageUp to 4 years

Will be collected as the difference in percentage of participants who quit smoking at the 12-month follow-up assessment between the three treatment groups.

Program Cost-Effectiveness Measured by Quality Adjusted Life YearsUp to 4 years

Will be measured by quality-adjusted life years defined as the difference in the number of years lived in perfect health between the three programs.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Program's Implementation- Feasibility Measured by Likert ScaleUp to 4 years

Using the Feasibility of Intervention Measure, feasibility will be scored on a 5-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating greater feasibility.

Program's Implementation- Sustainability Measured by Likert ScaleUp to 4 years

Using the Intervention Sustainability Assessment Tool, sustainability will be scored on a 7-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating greater sustainability.

Program's Implementation- Acceptability Measured by Likert ScaleUp to 4 years

Using the Acceptability of Intervention Measure, acceptability will be scored on a 5-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Don Soffer Clinical Research Center

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Miami, Florida, United States

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