Trial Outcomes & Findings for Smoking Cessation Intervention for Thoracic Patients (NCT NCT00580398)

NCT ID: NCT00580398

Last Updated: 2018-10-12

Results Overview

Number of participants who completed the 12-week follow-up survey and thus the study.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Target enrollment

49 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

12 weeks

Results posted on

2018-10-12

Participant Flow

This study used a non-randomized design, which began with a usual care control group enrollment period (January 2008-June 2008) that was followed by an intervention group (June 2008-August 2009)enrollment period. We recruited patients referred to thoracic surgery and oncology clinics at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, MA.

A patient had to be willing to take varenicline in order to be eligible for the intervention group; if a patient who was otherwise eligible for the intervention group was taking nicotine replacement therapy or bupropion, he/she had to be willing switch to varenicline.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Control
Usual care included physician advice to quit smoking.
Intervention
Intervention participants were provided with a 12-week program consisting of varenicline (1mg bid, with initial titration up over week 1) and smoking cessation counseling targeted to the issues of thoracic cancer patients. We had proposed to offer 7 counseling sessions but were flexible in offering additional sessions when needed. The counseling was delivered by a certified Tobacco Treatment Counselor using motivational interviewing (MI) techniques.
Overall Study
STARTED
17
32
Overall Study
COMPLETED
17
32
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Smoking Cessation Intervention for Thoracic Patients

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Control
n=17 Participants
Usual care included physician advice to quit smoking.
Intervention
n=32 Participants
12-week program consisting of varenicline (1mg bid, with initial titration up over week 1) and smoking cessation counseling sessions targeted to the issues of thoracic cancer patients.
Total
n=49 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
58.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.5 • n=5 Participants
57.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.4 • n=7 Participants
57.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.4 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
20 Participants
n=7 Participants
29 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
8 Participants
n=5 Participants
12 Participants
n=7 Participants
20 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
16 Participants
n=5 Participants
31 Participants
n=7 Participants
47 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
17 Participants
n=5 Participants
28 Participants
n=7 Participants
45 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Number of participants who completed the 12-week follow-up survey and thus the study.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control
n=17 Participants
Usual care included physician advice to quit smoking.
Intervention
n=32 Participants
12-week program consisting of varenicline (1mg bid, with initial titration up over week 1) and smoking cessation counseling sessions targeted to the issues of thoracic cancer patients.
Determination of the Feasibility of a Cognitive Behavioral Smoking Cessation Intervention.
17 participants
32 participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Population: 46 participants (32 intervention, 14 control) returned a cotinine confirmation kit for biochemical validation of 7 day point prevalent tobacco abstinence at 12 weeks. 3 control participants were excluded from the follow-up analysis.

7-day point prevalence abstinence ("Have you smoked a cigarette, even a puff, in the past 7 days?") was assessed at 12-week follow-up. Self reported abstinence was confirmed only if a salivary cotinine level was \< 15 ng/ml or an expired carbon monoxide measurement was \<10 ppm.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control
n=14 Participants
Usual care included physician advice to quit smoking.
Intervention
n=32 Participants
12-week program consisting of varenicline (1mg bid, with initial titration up over week 1) and smoking cessation counseling sessions targeted to the issues of thoracic cancer patients.
Biochemically-validated 7-day Point Prevalence Tobacco Abstinence
2 participants
11 participants

Adverse Events

Control

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Intervention

Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Control
n=17 participants at risk
Usual care included physician advice to quit smoking.
Intervention
n=32 participants at risk
12-week program consisting of varenicline (1mg bid, with initial titration up over week 1) and smoking cessation counseling sessions targeted to the issues of thoracic cancer patients.
Psychiatric disorders
Psychiatric Instability
0.00%
0/17 • 2 years (duration of study)
3.1%
1/32 • Number of events 1 • 2 years (duration of study)

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Elyse Park, Ph.D., MPH

Massachusetts General Hospital

Phone: 617-724-6836

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place