Trial Outcomes & Findings for Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART) for Rural Veteran Smokers (NCT NCT01723163)

NCT ID: NCT01723163

Last Updated: 2019-03-01

Results Overview

Non-abstinence is defined as smoking for 7 consecutive days or at least once a week for 2 consecutive weeks. Non-abstinence was evaluated for the 90 days previous to the 6 month follow-up.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

310 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

6-month post-treatment

Results posted on

2019-03-01

Participant Flow

Participants who did not complete a follow-up were not prohibited from participating in the remaining study follow-up periods.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Intervention
Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART) Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART): Veterans randomized to the intervention will receive cognitive-behavioral telephone counseling (TC), a tele-medicine clinic for access to nicotine replacement (NRT), and mobile contingency management (mCM)
Control
Telephone Counseling Telephone Counseling and NRT: Veterans randomized to the control group will receive cognitive-behavioral telephone counseling (TC) and a tele-medicine clinic for access to nicotine replacement (NRT)
Baseline
STARTED
156
154
Baseline
COMPLETED
156
154
Baseline
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
Treatment Phase
STARTED
156
154
Treatment Phase
COMPLETED
137
147
Treatment Phase
NOT COMPLETED
19
7
3-Month Follow-up
STARTED
137
147
3-Month Follow-up
COMPLETED
124
128
3-Month Follow-up
NOT COMPLETED
13
19
6-Month Follow-up
STARTED
136
147
6-Month Follow-up
COMPLETED
118
132
6-Month Follow-up
NOT COMPLETED
18
15
12-Month Follow-up
STARTED
135
147
12-Month Follow-up
COMPLETED
111
119
12-Month Follow-up
NOT COMPLETED
24
28

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Intervention
Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART) Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART): Veterans randomized to the intervention will receive cognitive-behavioral telephone counseling (TC), a tele-medicine clinic for access to nicotine replacement (NRT), and mobile contingency management (mCM)
Control
Telephone Counseling Telephone Counseling and NRT: Veterans randomized to the control group will receive cognitive-behavioral telephone counseling (TC) and a tele-medicine clinic for access to nicotine replacement (NRT)
Treatment Phase
Withdrawal by Subject
14
6
Treatment Phase
Withdrawal by PI
5
1
3-Month Follow-up
Withdrawal by Subject
1
0
3-Month Follow-up
Unable to Contact
12
19
6-Month Follow-up
Death
1
0
6-Month Follow-up
Unable to Contact
17
15
12-Month Follow-up
Death
1
0
12-Month Follow-up
Unable to Contact
23
28

Baseline Characteristics

Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART) for Rural Veteran Smokers

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Intervention
n=156 Participants
Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART) Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART): Veterans randomized to the intervention will receive cognitive-behavioral telephone counseling (TC), a tele-medicine clinic for access to nicotine replacement (NRT), and mobile contingency management (mCM)
Control
n=154 Participants
Telephone Counseling Telephone Counseling and NRT: Veterans randomized to the control group will receive cognitive-behavioral telephone counseling (TC) and a tele-medicine clinic for access to nicotine replacement (NRT)
Total
n=310 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
57 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11 • n=5 Participants
56 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11 • n=7 Participants
57 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
17 Participants
n=5 Participants
17 Participants
n=7 Participants
34 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
139 Participants
n=5 Participants
137 Participants
n=7 Participants
276 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
153 Participants
n=5 Participants
152 Participants
n=7 Participants
305 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
4 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
85 Participants
n=5 Participants
90 Participants
n=7 Participants
175 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
61 Participants
n=5 Participants
56 Participants
n=7 Participants
117 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
8 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=7 Participants
14 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Education
More than High School
101 Participants
n=5 Participants
103 Participants
n=7 Participants
204 Participants
n=5 Participants
Education
High School or less
55 Participants
n=5 Participants
51 Participants
n=7 Participants
106 Participants
n=5 Participants
Distance to nearest VA hospital or clinic (miles)
0-20 Miles
56 Participants
n=5 Participants
53 Participants
n=7 Participants
109 Participants
n=5 Participants
Distance to nearest VA hospital or clinic (miles)
21-40 Miles
49 Participants
n=5 Participants
66 Participants
n=7 Participants
115 Participants
n=5 Participants
Distance to nearest VA hospital or clinic (miles)
41-60 Miles
35 Participants
n=5 Participants
21 Participants
n=7 Participants
56 Participants
n=5 Participants
Distance to nearest VA hospital or clinic (miles)
61-80 Miles
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=7 Participants
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
Distance to nearest VA hospital or clinic (miles)
81-100 Miles
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
5 Participants
n=7 Participants
10 Participants
n=5 Participants
Distance to nearest VA hospital or clinic (miles)
101 Miles or more
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
3 Participants
n=7 Participants
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence
4 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2 • n=5 Participants
4 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2 • n=7 Participants
4 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2 • n=5 Participants
Self efficacy scale for quitting smoking in next 6 months
6 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1 • n=5 Participants
6 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1 • n=7 Participants
6 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1 • n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6-month post-treatment

Non-abstinence is defined as smoking for 7 consecutive days or at least once a week for 2 consecutive weeks. Non-abstinence was evaluated for the 90 days previous to the 6 month follow-up.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention
n=156 Participants
Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART) Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART): Veterans randomized to the intervention will receive cognitive-behavioral telephone counseling (TC), a tele-medicine clinic for access to nicotine replacement (NRT), and mobile contingency management (mCM)
Control
n=154 Participants
Telephone Counseling Telephone Counseling and NRT: Veterans randomized to the control group will receive cognitive-behavioral telephone counseling (TC) and a tele-medicine clinic for access to nicotine replacement (NRT)
Number of Participants With Abstinence or Non-Abstinence at 6-month Follow-up
Abstinent
38 Participants
40 Participants
Number of Participants With Abstinence or Non-Abstinence at 6-month Follow-up
Non-Abstinent
77 Participants
83 Participants
Number of Participants With Abstinence or Non-Abstinence at 6-month Follow-up
Missing
41 Participants
31 Participants

Adverse Events

Intervention

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 2 deaths

Control

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

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Patrick Calhoun

Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Phone: 919-286-0411

Results disclosure agreements

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