Trial Outcomes & Findings for Tobacco and Socioeconomic Disadvantage (NCT NCT03620708)

NCT ID: NCT03620708

Last Updated: 2019-11-15

Results Overview

A self-described "serious" attempt to quit smoking cigarettes since the initial study appointment, measured by the "Quitting Preparation and Actions Questionnaire."

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

58 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

30 days

Results posted on

2019-11-15

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Motivational Interviewing
35 minute individual motivational interviewing intervention concluding with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line Motivational Interviewing: Participants are provided with a 35 minute counseling session designed to increase motivation to quit smoking and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling
Participants are provided with a 2-week supply of nicotine patches and a 2 week supply of nicotine lozenges with a recommendation to try them and are also given a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling: Participants are provided with a two-week sample of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy (i.e., nicotine lozenge and nicotine patch) and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Referral Only
Participants are provided with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Referral Only: Participants are provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Overall Study
STARTED
19
19
20
Overall Study
COMPLETED
18
18
17
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
1
1
3

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Motivational Interviewing
35 minute individual motivational interviewing intervention concluding with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line Motivational Interviewing: Participants are provided with a 35 minute counseling session designed to increase motivation to quit smoking and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling
Participants are provided with a 2-week supply of nicotine patches and a 2 week supply of nicotine lozenges with a recommendation to try them and are also given a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling: Participants are provided with a two-week sample of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy (i.e., nicotine lozenge and nicotine patch) and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Referral Only
Participants are provided with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Referral Only: Participants are provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
1
1
2
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
0
0
1

Baseline Characteristics

Tobacco and Socioeconomic Disadvantage

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Motivational Interviewing
n=19 Participants
35 minute individual motivational interviewing intervention concluding with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line Motivational Interviewing: Participants are provided with a 35 minute counseling session designed to increase motivation to quit smoking and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling
n=19 Participants
Participants are provided with a 2-week supply of nicotine patches and a 2 week supply of nicotine lozenges with a recommendation to try them and are also given a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling: Participants are provided with a two-week sample of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy (i.e., nicotine lozenge and nicotine patch) and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Referral Only
n=20 Participants
Participants are provided with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Referral Only: Participants are provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Total
n=58 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White / Latinx
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
3 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White / Non-Latinx
10 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
8 Participants
n=5 Participants
22 Participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black / Latinx
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black / Non-Latinx
7 Participants
n=5 Participants
8 Participants
n=7 Participants
7 Participants
n=5 Participants
22 Participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian / Alaskan Native and Latinx
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Don't Know / Refused
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian / Alaskan Native and Not Latinx
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=4 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
19 participants
n=5 Participants
19 participants
n=7 Participants
20 participants
n=5 Participants
58 participants
n=4 Participants
Cigarettes Per day
15.47 cigarettes per day
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.57 • n=5 Participants
11.84 cigarettes per day
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.94 • n=7 Participants
13.45 cigarettes per day
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.58 • n=5 Participants
13.59 cigarettes per day
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.25 • n=4 Participants
Age, Continuous
46.32 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.37 • n=5 Participants
50.53 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.97 • n=7 Participants
45.65 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.87 • n=5 Participants
47.47 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.61 • n=4 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Male
11 Participants
n=5 Participants
14 Participants
n=7 Participants
14 Participants
n=5 Participants
39 Participants
n=4 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Female
7 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
17 Participants
n=4 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Transgender Woman
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=4 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Transgender Man
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=4 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 30 days

A self-described "serious" attempt to quit smoking cigarettes since the initial study appointment, measured by the "Quitting Preparation and Actions Questionnaire."

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Motivational Interviewing
n=18 Participants
35 minute individual motivational interviewing intervention concluding with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line Motivational Interviewing: Participants are provided with a 35 minute counseling session designed to increase motivation to quit smoking and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling
n=18 Participants
Participants are provided with a 2-week supply of nicotine patches and a 2 week supply of nicotine lozenges with a recommendation to try them and are also given a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling: Participants are provided with a two-week sample of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy (i.e., nicotine lozenge and nicotine patch) and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Referral Only
n=17 Participants
Participants are provided with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Referral Only: Participants are provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Self-reported Serious Quit Attempt Measured Via the 'Quitting Preparation and Actions Questionnaire'
5 Participants
10 Participants
6 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 30 days

Self-reported contact with one of two treatment referrals provided at intervention since the time of the initial study appointment

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Motivational Interviewing
n=18 Participants
35 minute individual motivational interviewing intervention concluding with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line Motivational Interviewing: Participants are provided with a 35 minute counseling session designed to increase motivation to quit smoking and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling
n=18 Participants
Participants are provided with a 2-week supply of nicotine patches and a 2 week supply of nicotine lozenges with a recommendation to try them and are also given a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling: Participants are provided with a two-week sample of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy (i.e., nicotine lozenge and nicotine patch) and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Referral Only
n=17 Participants
Participants are provided with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Referral Only: Participants are provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Self-reported Treatment Seeking Measured Via the 'Quitting Preparation and Actions Questionnaire'
0 Participants
1 Participants
3 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 30 days

Self-reported cigarettes smoked per day; abstinence to be biochemically verified with carbon monoxide \< 5ppm

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Motivational Interviewing
n=18 Participants
35 minute individual motivational interviewing intervention concluding with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line Motivational Interviewing: Participants are provided with a 35 minute counseling session designed to increase motivation to quit smoking and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling
n=18 Participants
Participants are provided with a 2-week supply of nicotine patches and a 2 week supply of nicotine lozenges with a recommendation to try them and are also given a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling: Participants are provided with a two-week sample of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy (i.e., nicotine lozenge and nicotine patch) and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Referral Only
n=17 Participants
Participants are provided with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Referral Only: Participants are provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Self-reported Cigarettes Per Day
13.0 cigarettes/day
Standard Deviation 7.1
7.6 cigarettes/day
Standard Deviation 6.3
10.3 cigarettes/day
Standard Deviation 6.9

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 30 days

Motivation and Self-efficacy for quitting smoking measured via Importance, Confidence, \& Readiness Questionnaire" (rated on a 0 to 10 scale with higher numbers indicating greater importance, confidence, or readiness to quit)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Motivational Interviewing
n=18 Participants
35 minute individual motivational interviewing intervention concluding with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line Motivational Interviewing: Participants are provided with a 35 minute counseling session designed to increase motivation to quit smoking and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling
n=18 Participants
Participants are provided with a 2-week supply of nicotine patches and a 2 week supply of nicotine lozenges with a recommendation to try them and are also given a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling: Participants are provided with a two-week sample of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy (i.e., nicotine lozenge and nicotine patch) and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Referral Only
n=17 Participants
Participants are provided with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Referral Only: Participants are provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Importance, Confidence, & Readiness Questionnaire
Confidence in ability to quit (0-10)
4.8 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.8
5.5 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.2
6.5 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.8
Importance, Confidence, & Readiness Questionnaire
Importance of Quitting (0-10)
7.6 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.9
7.3 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.4
8.1 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.0
Importance, Confidence, & Readiness Questionnaire
Readiness to Quit (0-10)
3.8 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.1
5.1 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.2
5.6 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 30 days

"Readiness to Quit Ladder" (with 10 non-numbered choices, ranging from 0 to 10 reflecting varying degrees of readiness to quit smoking; higher numbers reflect greater readiness to quit smoking)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Motivational Interviewing
n=18 Participants
35 minute individual motivational interviewing intervention concluding with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line Motivational Interviewing: Participants are provided with a 35 minute counseling session designed to increase motivation to quit smoking and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling
n=18 Participants
Participants are provided with a 2-week supply of nicotine patches and a 2 week supply of nicotine lozenges with a recommendation to try them and are also given a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling: Participants are provided with a two-week sample of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy (i.e., nicotine lozenge and nicotine patch) and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Referral Only
n=17 Participants
Participants are provided with a written referral sheet for a local smoking cessation clinic and the New Jersey State Quit Line. Referral Only: Participants are provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Readiness to Quit Ladder
5.7 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.3
6.6 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.1
6.4 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.0

Adverse Events

Motivational Interviewing

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

Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling

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

Referral Only

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

Marc L. Steinberg, Ph.D.

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Phone: 732-235-4341

Results disclosure agreements

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