In-patient Smoking Cessation Intervention Using Counseling, Spirometry and Nicotine Replacement Therapy

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The objective of the study is to assess the effect of in-hospital intensive counseling and NRT (nicotine replacement therapy) vs. usual care, on smoking cessation or enrollment to smoking cessation behavioral intervention.

This is prospective randomized clinical trial. The study population will include smokers subjects admitted to internal medicine departments at Soroka University Medical Center.

The study population will be divided randomly into three arms according to intervention intensity (ratio 1:1:1).

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Soroka University Medical Center
• Collaborator: Novartis
• Treatments: Nicotine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Admitted to Internal Medicine at Soroka University Medical Center.

2. Current cigarette smokers (≥ 10 cigarettes per day)

3. Provided written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Substance abuse (except for tobacco).

2. Handicapped or bed ridden patients.

3. Patients who don't speak Hebrew, English, Russian or Arabic.

4. Medically not suitable for NRT-decided by physician on the basis of the patient's medical file.