Effectiveness of Spirometry as a Motivational Tool to Quit Smoking

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: COPD; Smoking Cessation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Brief advice to quit smoking; Behavioral: Spirometry and a brief advice to quit smoking

• Registration Number: NCT01821885
• Lead Sponsor: Basque Health Service

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to asses the efficacy of the spirometry and a minimal smoking cessation counselling intervention to quit smoking after a year in patients older than 40 years, smokers of more than 10 packs-year and without a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-04
• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-29
• Study First Posted: 2013-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Status Verified: 2015-01
• Study Completion: 2015-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 2015-01-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 335

Inclusion Criteria

• Active smokers over 40 years and more than 10 pack-years

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous diagnosis of respiratory disease (asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease) that cause alteration of spirometric pattern.
• Patients with limitations in performing spirometry
• Age greater than 80 years
• Institutionalized patients
• Patients with a life expectancy less than 1 year
• Spirometry in the past 2 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Brief advice to quit smoking	Brief advice to quit smoking	Control group: Patients in the control group complete a questionnaire by a nurse and then receive a brief advice to quit smoking by their family doctor.
Spirometry and a brief advice to quit smoking	Spirometry and a brief advice to quit smoking	Intervention group: The intervention consists of completing a questionnaire and undergo spirometry with bronchodilator test by a trained nurse. Later, the patients receives a brief advice to quit smoking and a report of the spirometry results by their family doctor.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary measure of results will be the differences in smoking cessation rates between intervention and control groups	12 months after been conducted the intervention	In all patients who report smoking withdrawal, smoking cessation will be confirmed by air carbon monoxide concentration.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduce the number of cigarettes among those who continue smoking	12 months after been conducted the intervention	One secondary outcome will be to reduce the number of cigarettes. In all patients who continue smoking will be recorded the number of cigarettes smoked per day currently
Increase smoking abstinence rates in patients with COPD	12 months after been conducted the intervention	Evaluate the differences in smoking cessation rates between patients with COPD and those without.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Basque health service; 🇪🇸 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava 45, Spain