Health Systems Reach Interventions Project

NCT ID: NCT04199117

Last Updated: 2025-09-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE4
• Total Enrollment: 210 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-03-11
• Study Completion Date: 2024-10-16

Brief Summary

This project seeks to identify ways to enhance the reach of evidence-based smoking cessation treatments among adult primary care patients who smoke daily and are not ready to start treatment at study enrollment. The 2x2x2x2 factorial experiment will evaluate the extent to which 4 intervention components promote the use of evidence-based treatments to help smokers not initially ready to quit to cease smoking over 2 years. The intervention components tested include: modest financial incentives for completing an initial counseling session in a smoking cessation treatment (vs. none); automated semi-annual outreach materials sent via patients' preferred communication modality using data in the electronic health record to tailor and personalize invitations to use available treatments to quit smoking (vs. untailored letters); direct, proactive telephone outreach from a tobacco care manager who will promote treatment use and deliver motivational intervention twice per year (vs. none); and access to 3 no-cost telephone smoking cessation counseling calls with combination nicotine replacement therapy (C-NRT) or varenicline (vs. state tobacco quitline and primary care provider referral). Proactive treatment offers will be made up to 22 months after enrollment. Smoking status and use of any smoking cessation treatments will be assessed every 6 months through 2 years of study enrollment. Data from 1664 adult primary care patients meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria will be analyzed to see whether the intervention components have an effect on the use of treatment (primary outcome) and smoking status after 2 years of treatment access (secondary outcome). The project will evaluate the manipulated intervention components first in terms of treatment initiation (defined as rates of completing at least 1 smoking cessation counseling session prior to a target stop-smoking date), and then in terms of end-of-study (2 year post-enrollment) abstinence rates (secondary outcome), and cost-effectiveness in promoting reach (tertiary outcome). This experiment will help to identify health system reach interventions that effectively enhance utilization of stop smoking treatments in an effort to help more smokers quit and to prevent tobacco-induced cancer morbidity and mortality.

Detailed Description

Design and Objective: This 2-year experimental study will evaluate the effectiveness, costs, and cost-effectiveness of four interventions designed to connect primary care patients who smoke with evidence-based stop-smoking treatment. The interventions to be tested are healthcare system interventions intended to better attract patients who smoke to stop-smoking treatments that work. Participants enrolled in the study will be randomized to 1 level of each of the following 4 intervention components: 1) to receive financial incentive each time they complete a first counseling telephone call in a new round of stop-smoking treatment (for up to 4 rounds of treatment) or no incentives for starting treatment; 2) to receive tailored letters encouraging use of evidence-based stop-smoking treatment every 4-6 months for 2 years, or non-tailored letters every 4-6 months for 2 years; 3) to receive calls every 4-6 months from a Tobacco Care Manager who will provide motivational counseling to patients to encourage them to use stop-smoking treatment, and will connect patients willing to quit with available treatments, or no Tobacco Care Manager calls; and 4) access to intensive treatment (standard 12-week regimens of 2 nicotine medications used together, also called combination nicotine replacement therapy, or varenicline, a non-nicotine pill), with 3 telephone counseling sessions, all of which improve stop-smoking success rates), or standard care (referral to a quitline offering telephone counseling and 2 weeks of one nicotine medication provided by the quitline, and referral to the patient's primary care provider). The objective is to identify the intervention components and combination of components that best promote use of smoking cessation treatment and tobacco abstinence.

Recruitment and Participants: Participants will be 1664 primary care patients recruited through their primary care clinics in 2 healthcare systems in central and eastern Wisconsin. At the launch of recruitment in a clinic, all patients known to smoke at that clinic will receive notice that a new tobacco specialist, a Tobacco Care Manager, is available to help them quit smoking and given information about how to contact them. At healthcare visits, patients will be asked if they smoke, and if they do, told that the clinic has a new program for smokers that will start with a phone call from a Tobacco Care Manager within the next few days. Patients will be able to opt out of receiving such calls if they do not want them. The Tobacco Care Manager will offer information to all patients who smoke about resources available to help them quit smoking, and will ask them if they are interested in a research study. For those not willing to quit within a month and interested in the study, the Tobacco Care Manager will describe this study and ask them if they want to be screened for eligibility for the study. Those who assent to and pass the screening will then be given detailed information about the study and asked to provide informed consent for participation. For those who consent to participation, the Tobacco Care Manager will administer a 10-15-minute baseline interview over the phone, randomize patients to experimental condition, and inform them of the types of stop-smoking information and resources they will receive over the course of the 2-year study. Everyone in the study will receive a letter about their randomly assigned smoking cessation resources and study information by mail after enrollment and 4 more times over the next 2 years. Follow-up assessments will occur every 6 months over 2 years to see if participants are still smoking, if they have tried to quit, and if they have used any stop-smoking treatment. One and two years after enrollment, some participants will be asked to come to their clinic for breath and urine tests to determine if they are still smoking. Patients may be asked to complete additional follow-up calls if they start stop-smoking treatment, to see if they are smoking, using treatment, experiencing withdrawal, and are still motivated and confident about quitting and treatment at 3, 12, and 26 weeks after trying to quit smoking.

Outcomes and Analyses. The primary outcome of interest in this study is whether or not participants use the stop-smoking treatments available to them. The primary research question of interest is the extent to which each intervention improves the reach of stop-smoking treatments (i.e., how many people use the treatment), and whether particular packages of interventions do this particularly well. A second important research question is whether the study interventions help more people stop smoking during the 2-year study, and which packages of interventions do this well. A third question of importance to healthcare systems that may adopt these interventions is whether the interventions are affordable and whether or not they improve treatment use rates and tobacco abstinence rates in a manner that is cost-effective. Total costs of each intervention component will be estimated and used to compute costs per reach (initiating treatment), per quit (achieving abstinence), and per quality-adjusted life-year gained, and to estimate the net monetary benefit and incremental cost effectiveness ratio for each intervention component and combination of components.

Knowledge to be Gained. This study will assess the effectiveness, costs, and cost-effectiveness of 4 promising strategies to connect more primary care patients who smoke with evidence-based treatment to help them quit smoking. Results will be used to select an optimized package of interventions that seems to work especially well. The results of this research have the potential to suggest effective and efficient ways to reduce smoking prevalence by connecting more primary care patients who smoke to evidence-based care.

Conditions

Smoking, Cigarette; Smoking Cessation

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Incentive,Tailored,Care Manage,Intensive Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will have access to incentives for completing a first smoking cessation counseling call up to 4 times over 2 years, will receive 5 tailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will receive 5 Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls over 2 years, and will have access to 3 smoking cessation quit counseling calls and 12-weeks of either combination nicotine replacement or varenicline up to 4 times over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Varenicline

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive one 0.5 mg pill for the first 3 days, starting 7 days prior to the target quit day (TQD). They will then use one 0.5 mg pill twice daily for the next 4 days. After the first week of study medication ramp up, participants will use one 1 mg pill twice daily until 11 weeks post-TQD. This will not be used at the same time as combination nicotine replacement therapy.

Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive 12 weeks of nicotine patches and nicotine mini-lozenges starting on the target quit day (TQD). Participants who smoke more than 10 cigarettes/day will start with a 21 mg patch for 8 weeks, and then titrate down to a 14 mg patch for 2 weeks and then a 7 mg patch for 2 weeks. Participants who smoke 5-10 cigarettes/day will be given 10 weeks of 14 mg patches and then 2 weeks of 7 mg patches. Participants will receive 2 mg mini-lozenges for use starting on the target quit date and the following 12 weeks. Participants will be instructed to use 9-20 mini-lozenges per day (one every 1-2 hours) for the first 6 weeks, then reduce to a mini-lozenge every 2-4 hours for 3 weeks, and then a mini-lozenge every 4-8 hours for 3 weeks. Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment will not be used at the same time as varenicline.

Monetary incentives for initiating treatment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will earn an incentive each time they complete a first counseling session in an available treatment, up to 2 rounds of counseling per year, and up to 4 rounds of counseling over 2 years of enrollment.

Automated tailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 tailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will be tailored to participant demographics and use of study treatment, and personalized with references to their primary care teams and tobacco care manager. Letters offer encouragement to quit and information about how to access available treatments.

Care management

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 live, proactive phone calls lasting 10-15 minutes from as assigned Tobacco Care Manager who will provide manualized support and motivational encouragement, discuss available treatment options, and inform the participant how to initiate treatment when ready to quit.

Multiple smoking cessation coaching calls

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to intensive treatment access who choose to quit will receive three 15-20-minute quit coaching calls from a trained smoking cessation health counselor. Calls will be scheduled for one week pre-quit, one day after the target quit day, and one week after the target quit day.

Incentive,Tailored,Care Manage,Standard Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will have access to incentives for completing a first smoking cessation counseling call up to 4 times over 2 years, will receive 5 tailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will receive 5 Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls over 2 years, and will have access to standard smoking cessation treatment (referral to the state tobacco quitline and/or their primary care provider) over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Monetary incentives for initiating treatment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will earn an incentive each time they complete a first counseling session in an available treatment, up to 2 rounds of counseling per year, and up to 4 rounds of counseling over 2 years of enrollment.

Automated tailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 tailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will be tailored to participant demographics and use of study treatment, and personalized with references to their primary care teams and tobacco care manager. Letters offer encouragement to quit and information about how to access available treatments.

Care management

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 live, proactive phone calls lasting 10-15 minutes from as assigned Tobacco Care Manager who will provide manualized support and motivational encouragement, discuss available treatment options, and inform the participant how to initiate treatment when ready to quit.

Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (WTQL) offers a single 20-minute counseling session to all Wisconsin residents ready to set a date to stop smoking in the next month, at no charge, and offers those who meet their medical eligibility criteria a 2-week supply of either nicotine patches, lozenges, or gums, at no charge. The WTQL assumes full clinical responsibility for participants' use of cessation medications dispensed by the WTQL.

Primary care provider referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is a form of recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. Participants who choose to use this intervention will be referred electronically to their primary care provider for counseling and/or medication if they express an interest in quitting in the next 30 days and agree to this referral.

Incentive,Tailored,No Care Manage,Intensive Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will have access to incentives for completing a first smoking cessation counseling call up to 4 times over 2 years, will receive 5 tailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will not receive Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls, and will have access to 3 smoking cessation quit counseling calls and 12-weeks of either combination nicotine replacement or varenicline up to 4 times over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Varenicline

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive one 0.5 mg pill for the first 3 days, starting 7 days prior to the target quit day (TQD). They will then use one 0.5 mg pill twice daily for the next 4 days. After the first week of study medication ramp up, participants will use one 1 mg pill twice daily until 11 weeks post-TQD. This will not be used at the same time as combination nicotine replacement therapy.

Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive 12 weeks of nicotine patches and nicotine mini-lozenges starting on the target quit day (TQD). Participants who smoke more than 10 cigarettes/day will start with a 21 mg patch for 8 weeks, and then titrate down to a 14 mg patch for 2 weeks and then a 7 mg patch for 2 weeks. Participants who smoke 5-10 cigarettes/day will be given 10 weeks of 14 mg patches and then 2 weeks of 7 mg patches. Participants will receive 2 mg mini-lozenges for use starting on the target quit date and the following 12 weeks. Participants will be instructed to use 9-20 mini-lozenges per day (one every 1-2 hours) for the first 6 weeks, then reduce to a mini-lozenge every 2-4 hours for 3 weeks, and then a mini-lozenge every 4-8 hours for 3 weeks. Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment will not be used at the same time as varenicline.

Monetary incentives for initiating treatment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will earn an incentive each time they complete a first counseling session in an available treatment, up to 2 rounds of counseling per year, and up to 4 rounds of counseling over 2 years of enrollment.

Automated tailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 tailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will be tailored to participant demographics and use of study treatment, and personalized with references to their primary care teams and tobacco care manager. Letters offer encouragement to quit and information about how to access available treatments.

Multiple smoking cessation coaching calls

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to intensive treatment access who choose to quit will receive three 15-20-minute quit coaching calls from a trained smoking cessation health counselor. Calls will be scheduled for one week pre-quit, one day after the target quit day, and one week after the target quit day.

Incentive,Tailored,No Care Manage,Standard Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will have access to incentives for completing a first smoking cessation counseling call up to 4 times over 2 years, will receive 5 tailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will not receive Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls, and will have access to standard smoking cessation treatment (referral to the state tobacco quitline and/or their primary care provider) over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Monetary incentives for initiating treatment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will earn an incentive each time they complete a first counseling session in an available treatment, up to 2 rounds of counseling per year, and up to 4 rounds of counseling over 2 years of enrollment.

Automated tailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 tailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will be tailored to participant demographics and use of study treatment, and personalized with references to their primary care teams and tobacco care manager. Letters offer encouragement to quit and information about how to access available treatments.

Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (WTQL) offers a single 20-minute counseling session to all Wisconsin residents ready to set a date to stop smoking in the next month, at no charge, and offers those who meet their medical eligibility criteria a 2-week supply of either nicotine patches, lozenges, or gums, at no charge. The WTQL assumes full clinical responsibility for participants' use of cessation medications dispensed by the WTQL.

Primary care provider referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is a form of recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. Participants who choose to use this intervention will be referred electronically to their primary care provider for counseling and/or medication if they express an interest in quitting in the next 30 days and agree to this referral.

Incentive,Untailored,Care Manage,Intensive Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will have access to incentives for completing a first smoking cessation counseling call up to 4 times over 2 years, will receive 5 untailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will receive 5 Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls over 2 years, and will have access to 3 smoking cessation quit counseling calls and 12-weeks of either combination nicotine replacement or varenicline up to 4 times over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Varenicline

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive one 0.5 mg pill for the first 3 days, starting 7 days prior to the target quit day (TQD). They will then use one 0.5 mg pill twice daily for the next 4 days. After the first week of study medication ramp up, participants will use one 1 mg pill twice daily until 11 weeks post-TQD. This will not be used at the same time as combination nicotine replacement therapy.

Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive 12 weeks of nicotine patches and nicotine mini-lozenges starting on the target quit day (TQD). Participants who smoke more than 10 cigarettes/day will start with a 21 mg patch for 8 weeks, and then titrate down to a 14 mg patch for 2 weeks and then a 7 mg patch for 2 weeks. Participants who smoke 5-10 cigarettes/day will be given 10 weeks of 14 mg patches and then 2 weeks of 7 mg patches. Participants will receive 2 mg mini-lozenges for use starting on the target quit date and the following 12 weeks. Participants will be instructed to use 9-20 mini-lozenges per day (one every 1-2 hours) for the first 6 weeks, then reduce to a mini-lozenge every 2-4 hours for 3 weeks, and then a mini-lozenge every 4-8 hours for 3 weeks. Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment will not be used at the same time as varenicline.

Monetary incentives for initiating treatment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will earn an incentive each time they complete a first counseling session in an available treatment, up to 2 rounds of counseling per year, and up to 4 rounds of counseling over 2 years of enrollment.

Care management

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 live, proactive phone calls lasting 10-15 minutes from as assigned Tobacco Care Manager who will provide manualized support and motivational encouragement, discuss available treatment options, and inform the participant how to initiate treatment when ready to quit.

Untailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 untailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will not be tailored or personalized. Letters will offer information about how to access available treatments.

Multiple smoking cessation coaching calls

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to intensive treatment access who choose to quit will receive three 15-20-minute quit coaching calls from a trained smoking cessation health counselor. Calls will be scheduled for one week pre-quit, one day after the target quit day, and one week after the target quit day.

Incentive,Untailored,Care Manage,Standard Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will have access to incentives for completing a first smoking cessation counseling call up to 4 times over 2 years, will receive 5 untailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will receive 5 Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls over 2 years, and will have access to standard smoking cessation treatment (referral to the state tobacco quitline and/or their primary care provider) over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Monetary incentives for initiating treatment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will earn an incentive each time they complete a first counseling session in an available treatment, up to 2 rounds of counseling per year, and up to 4 rounds of counseling over 2 years of enrollment.

Care management

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 live, proactive phone calls lasting 10-15 minutes from as assigned Tobacco Care Manager who will provide manualized support and motivational encouragement, discuss available treatment options, and inform the participant how to initiate treatment when ready to quit.

Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (WTQL) offers a single 20-minute counseling session to all Wisconsin residents ready to set a date to stop smoking in the next month, at no charge, and offers those who meet their medical eligibility criteria a 2-week supply of either nicotine patches, lozenges, or gums, at no charge. The WTQL assumes full clinical responsibility for participants' use of cessation medications dispensed by the WTQL.

Primary care provider referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is a form of recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. Participants who choose to use this intervention will be referred electronically to their primary care provider for counseling and/or medication if they express an interest in quitting in the next 30 days and agree to this referral.

Untailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 untailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will not be tailored or personalized. Letters will offer information about how to access available treatments.

Incentive,Untailored,No Care Manage,Intensive Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will have access to incentives for completing a first smoking cessation counseling call up to 4 times over 2 years, will receive 5 untailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will not receive Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls, and will have access to 3 smoking cessation quit counseling calls and 12-weeks of either combination nicotine replacement or varenicline up to 4 times over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Varenicline

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive one 0.5 mg pill for the first 3 days, starting 7 days prior to the target quit day (TQD). They will then use one 0.5 mg pill twice daily for the next 4 days. After the first week of study medication ramp up, participants will use one 1 mg pill twice daily until 11 weeks post-TQD. This will not be used at the same time as combination nicotine replacement therapy.

Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive 12 weeks of nicotine patches and nicotine mini-lozenges starting on the target quit day (TQD). Participants who smoke more than 10 cigarettes/day will start with a 21 mg patch for 8 weeks, and then titrate down to a 14 mg patch for 2 weeks and then a 7 mg patch for 2 weeks. Participants who smoke 5-10 cigarettes/day will be given 10 weeks of 14 mg patches and then 2 weeks of 7 mg patches. Participants will receive 2 mg mini-lozenges for use starting on the target quit date and the following 12 weeks. Participants will be instructed to use 9-20 mini-lozenges per day (one every 1-2 hours) for the first 6 weeks, then reduce to a mini-lozenge every 2-4 hours for 3 weeks, and then a mini-lozenge every 4-8 hours for 3 weeks. Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment will not be used at the same time as varenicline.

Monetary incentives for initiating treatment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will earn an incentive each time they complete a first counseling session in an available treatment, up to 2 rounds of counseling per year, and up to 4 rounds of counseling over 2 years of enrollment.

Untailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 untailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will not be tailored or personalized. Letters will offer information about how to access available treatments.

Multiple smoking cessation coaching calls

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to intensive treatment access who choose to quit will receive three 15-20-minute quit coaching calls from a trained smoking cessation health counselor. Calls will be scheduled for one week pre-quit, one day after the target quit day, and one week after the target quit day.

Incentive,Untailored,No Care Manage,Standard Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will have access to incentives for completing a first smoking cessation counseling call up to 4 times over 2 years, will receive 5 untailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will not receive Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls, and will have access to standard smoking cessation treatment (referral to the state tobacco quitline and/or their primary care provider) over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Monetary incentives for initiating treatment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will earn an incentive each time they complete a first counseling session in an available treatment, up to 2 rounds of counseling per year, and up to 4 rounds of counseling over 2 years of enrollment.

Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (WTQL) offers a single 20-minute counseling session to all Wisconsin residents ready to set a date to stop smoking in the next month, at no charge, and offers those who meet their medical eligibility criteria a 2-week supply of either nicotine patches, lozenges, or gums, at no charge. The WTQL assumes full clinical responsibility for participants' use of cessation medications dispensed by the WTQL.

Primary care provider referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is a form of recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. Participants who choose to use this intervention will be referred electronically to their primary care provider for counseling and/or medication if they express an interest in quitting in the next 30 days and agree to this referral.

Untailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 untailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will not be tailored or personalized. Letters will offer information about how to access available treatments.

No Incentive,Tailored,Care Manage,Intensive Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will have not access to incentives for completing smoking cessation counseling, will receive 5 tailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will receive 5 Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls over 2 years, and will have access to 3 smoking cessation quit counseling calls and 12-weeks of either combination nicotine replacement or varenicline up to 4 times over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Varenicline

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive one 0.5 mg pill for the first 3 days, starting 7 days prior to the target quit day (TQD). They will then use one 0.5 mg pill twice daily for the next 4 days. After the first week of study medication ramp up, participants will use one 1 mg pill twice daily until 11 weeks post-TQD. This will not be used at the same time as combination nicotine replacement therapy.

Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive 12 weeks of nicotine patches and nicotine mini-lozenges starting on the target quit day (TQD). Participants who smoke more than 10 cigarettes/day will start with a 21 mg patch for 8 weeks, and then titrate down to a 14 mg patch for 2 weeks and then a 7 mg patch for 2 weeks. Participants who smoke 5-10 cigarettes/day will be given 10 weeks of 14 mg patches and then 2 weeks of 7 mg patches. Participants will receive 2 mg mini-lozenges for use starting on the target quit date and the following 12 weeks. Participants will be instructed to use 9-20 mini-lozenges per day (one every 1-2 hours) for the first 6 weeks, then reduce to a mini-lozenge every 2-4 hours for 3 weeks, and then a mini-lozenge every 4-8 hours for 3 weeks. Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment will not be used at the same time as varenicline.

Automated tailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 tailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will be tailored to participant demographics and use of study treatment, and personalized with references to their primary care teams and tobacco care manager. Letters offer encouragement to quit and information about how to access available treatments.

Care management

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 live, proactive phone calls lasting 10-15 minutes from as assigned Tobacco Care Manager who will provide manualized support and motivational encouragement, discuss available treatment options, and inform the participant how to initiate treatment when ready to quit.

Multiple smoking cessation coaching calls

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to intensive treatment access who choose to quit will receive three 15-20-minute quit coaching calls from a trained smoking cessation health counselor. Calls will be scheduled for one week pre-quit, one day after the target quit day, and one week after the target quit day.

No Incentive,Tailored,Care Manage,Standard Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will not have access to incentives for completing smoking cessation counseling, will receive 5 tailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will receive 5 Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls over 2 years, and will have access to standard smoking cessation treatment (referral to the state tobacco quitline and/or their primary care provider) over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Automated tailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 tailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will be tailored to participant demographics and use of study treatment, and personalized with references to their primary care teams and tobacco care manager. Letters offer encouragement to quit and information about how to access available treatments.

Care management

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 live, proactive phone calls lasting 10-15 minutes from as assigned Tobacco Care Manager who will provide manualized support and motivational encouragement, discuss available treatment options, and inform the participant how to initiate treatment when ready to quit.

Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (WTQL) offers a single 20-minute counseling session to all Wisconsin residents ready to set a date to stop smoking in the next month, at no charge, and offers those who meet their medical eligibility criteria a 2-week supply of either nicotine patches, lozenges, or gums, at no charge. The WTQL assumes full clinical responsibility for participants' use of cessation medications dispensed by the WTQL.

Primary care provider referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is a form of recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. Participants who choose to use this intervention will be referred electronically to their primary care provider for counseling and/or medication if they express an interest in quitting in the next 30 days and agree to this referral.

No Incentive,Tailored,No Care Manage,Intensive Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will not have access to incentives for completing smoking cessation counseling, will receive 5 tailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will not receive Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls, and will have access to 3 smoking cessation quit counseling calls and 12-weeks of either combination nicotine replacement or varenicline up to 4 times over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Varenicline

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive one 0.5 mg pill for the first 3 days, starting 7 days prior to the target quit day (TQD). They will then use one 0.5 mg pill twice daily for the next 4 days. After the first week of study medication ramp up, participants will use one 1 mg pill twice daily until 11 weeks post-TQD. This will not be used at the same time as combination nicotine replacement therapy.

Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive 12 weeks of nicotine patches and nicotine mini-lozenges starting on the target quit day (TQD). Participants who smoke more than 10 cigarettes/day will start with a 21 mg patch for 8 weeks, and then titrate down to a 14 mg patch for 2 weeks and then a 7 mg patch for 2 weeks. Participants who smoke 5-10 cigarettes/day will be given 10 weeks of 14 mg patches and then 2 weeks of 7 mg patches. Participants will receive 2 mg mini-lozenges for use starting on the target quit date and the following 12 weeks. Participants will be instructed to use 9-20 mini-lozenges per day (one every 1-2 hours) for the first 6 weeks, then reduce to a mini-lozenge every 2-4 hours for 3 weeks, and then a mini-lozenge every 4-8 hours for 3 weeks. Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment will not be used at the same time as varenicline.

Automated tailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 tailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will be tailored to participant demographics and use of study treatment, and personalized with references to their primary care teams and tobacco care manager. Letters offer encouragement to quit and information about how to access available treatments.

Multiple smoking cessation coaching calls

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to intensive treatment access who choose to quit will receive three 15-20-minute quit coaching calls from a trained smoking cessation health counselor. Calls will be scheduled for one week pre-quit, one day after the target quit day, and one week after the target quit day.

No Incentive,Tailored,No Care Manage,Standard Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will not have access to incentives for completing smoking cessation counseling, will receive 5 tailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will not receive Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls, and will have access to standard smoking cessation treatment (referral to the state tobacco quitline and/or their primary care provider) over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Automated tailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 tailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will be tailored to participant demographics and use of study treatment, and personalized with references to their primary care teams and tobacco care manager. Letters offer encouragement to quit and information about how to access available treatments.

Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (WTQL) offers a single 20-minute counseling session to all Wisconsin residents ready to set a date to stop smoking in the next month, at no charge, and offers those who meet their medical eligibility criteria a 2-week supply of either nicotine patches, lozenges, or gums, at no charge. The WTQL assumes full clinical responsibility for participants' use of cessation medications dispensed by the WTQL.

Primary care provider referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is a form of recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. Participants who choose to use this intervention will be referred electronically to their primary care provider for counseling and/or medication if they express an interest in quitting in the next 30 days and agree to this referral.

No Incentive,Untailored,Care Manage,Intensive Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will not have access to incentives for completing smoking cessation counseling, will receive 5 untailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will receive 5 Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls over 2 years, and will have access to 3 smoking cessation quit counseling calls and 12-weeks of either combination nicotine replacement or varenicline up to 4 times over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Varenicline

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive one 0.5 mg pill for the first 3 days, starting 7 days prior to the target quit day (TQD). They will then use one 0.5 mg pill twice daily for the next 4 days. After the first week of study medication ramp up, participants will use one 1 mg pill twice daily until 11 weeks post-TQD. This will not be used at the same time as combination nicotine replacement therapy.

Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive 12 weeks of nicotine patches and nicotine mini-lozenges starting on the target quit day (TQD). Participants who smoke more than 10 cigarettes/day will start with a 21 mg patch for 8 weeks, and then titrate down to a 14 mg patch for 2 weeks and then a 7 mg patch for 2 weeks. Participants who smoke 5-10 cigarettes/day will be given 10 weeks of 14 mg patches and then 2 weeks of 7 mg patches. Participants will receive 2 mg mini-lozenges for use starting on the target quit date and the following 12 weeks. Participants will be instructed to use 9-20 mini-lozenges per day (one every 1-2 hours) for the first 6 weeks, then reduce to a mini-lozenge every 2-4 hours for 3 weeks, and then a mini-lozenge every 4-8 hours for 3 weeks. Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment will not be used at the same time as varenicline.

Care management

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 live, proactive phone calls lasting 10-15 minutes from as assigned Tobacco Care Manager who will provide manualized support and motivational encouragement, discuss available treatment options, and inform the participant how to initiate treatment when ready to quit.

Untailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 untailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will not be tailored or personalized. Letters will offer information about how to access available treatments.

Multiple smoking cessation coaching calls

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to intensive treatment access who choose to quit will receive three 15-20-minute quit coaching calls from a trained smoking cessation health counselor. Calls will be scheduled for one week pre-quit, one day after the target quit day, and one week after the target quit day.

No Incentive,Untailored,Care Manage,Standard Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will not have access to incentives for completing smoking cessation counseling, will receive 5 untailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will receive 5 Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls over 2 years, and will have access to standard smoking cessation treatment (referral to the state tobacco quitline and/or their primary care provider) over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Care management

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 live, proactive phone calls lasting 10-15 minutes from as assigned Tobacco Care Manager who will provide manualized support and motivational encouragement, discuss available treatment options, and inform the participant how to initiate treatment when ready to quit.

Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (WTQL) offers a single 20-minute counseling session to all Wisconsin residents ready to set a date to stop smoking in the next month, at no charge, and offers those who meet their medical eligibility criteria a 2-week supply of either nicotine patches, lozenges, or gums, at no charge. The WTQL assumes full clinical responsibility for participants' use of cessation medications dispensed by the WTQL.

Primary care provider referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is a form of recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. Participants who choose to use this intervention will be referred electronically to their primary care provider for counseling and/or medication if they express an interest in quitting in the next 30 days and agree to this referral.

Untailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 untailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will not be tailored or personalized. Letters will offer information about how to access available treatments.

No Incentive,Untailored,No Care Manage,IntensiveTreatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will not have access to incentives for completing smoking cessation counseling, will receive 5 untailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will not Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls, and will have access to 3 smoking cessation quit counseling calls and 12-weeks of either combination nicotine replacement or varenicline up to 4 times over 2 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Varenicline

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive one 0.5 mg pill for the first 3 days, starting 7 days prior to the target quit day (TQD). They will then use one 0.5 mg pill twice daily for the next 4 days. After the first week of study medication ramp up, participants will use one 1 mg pill twice daily until 11 weeks post-TQD. This will not be used at the same time as combination nicotine replacement therapy.

Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive 12 weeks of nicotine patches and nicotine mini-lozenges starting on the target quit day (TQD). Participants who smoke more than 10 cigarettes/day will start with a 21 mg patch for 8 weeks, and then titrate down to a 14 mg patch for 2 weeks and then a 7 mg patch for 2 weeks. Participants who smoke 5-10 cigarettes/day will be given 10 weeks of 14 mg patches and then 2 weeks of 7 mg patches. Participants will receive 2 mg mini-lozenges for use starting on the target quit date and the following 12 weeks. Participants will be instructed to use 9-20 mini-lozenges per day (one every 1-2 hours) for the first 6 weeks, then reduce to a mini-lozenge every 2-4 hours for 3 weeks, and then a mini-lozenge every 4-8 hours for 3 weeks. Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment will not be used at the same time as varenicline.

Untailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 untailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will not be tailored or personalized. Letters will offer information about how to access available treatments.

Multiple smoking cessation coaching calls

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to intensive treatment access who choose to quit will receive three 15-20-minute quit coaching calls from a trained smoking cessation health counselor. Calls will be scheduled for one week pre-quit, one day after the target quit day, and one week after the target quit day.

No Incentive,Untailored,No Care Manage,Standard Treatment

Participants randomly assigned to this condition will not have access to incentives for completing smoking cessation counseling, will receive 5 untailored letters promoting use of smoking cessation treatment over 2 years, will not receive Tobacco Care Management support and motivational encouragement calls, and will have access to standard smoking cessation treatment (referral to the state tobacco quitline and/or their primary care provider) over 2 years.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (WTQL) offers a single 20-minute counseling session to all Wisconsin residents ready to set a date to stop smoking in the next month, at no charge, and offers those who meet their medical eligibility criteria a 2-week supply of either nicotine patches, lozenges, or gums, at no charge. The WTQL assumes full clinical responsibility for participants' use of cessation medications dispensed by the WTQL.

Primary care provider referral

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is a form of recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. Participants who choose to use this intervention will be referred electronically to their primary care provider for counseling and/or medication if they express an interest in quitting in the next 30 days and agree to this referral.

Untailored outreach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 untailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will not be tailored or personalized. Letters will offer information about how to access available treatments.

Interventions

Varenicline

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive one 0.5 mg pill for the first 3 days, starting 7 days prior to the target quit day (TQD). They will then use one 0.5 mg pill twice daily for the next 4 days. After the first week of study medication ramp up, participants will use one 1 mg pill twice daily until 11 weeks post-TQD. This will not be used at the same time as combination nicotine replacement therapy.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment

Participants randomized to intensive treatment who choose to use this intervention will receive 12 weeks of nicotine patches and nicotine mini-lozenges starting on the target quit day (TQD). Participants who smoke more than 10 cigarettes/day will start with a 21 mg patch for 8 weeks, and then titrate down to a 14 mg patch for 2 weeks and then a 7 mg patch for 2 weeks. Participants who smoke 5-10 cigarettes/day will be given 10 weeks of 14 mg patches and then 2 weeks of 7 mg patches. Participants will receive 2 mg mini-lozenges for use starting on the target quit date and the following 12 weeks. Participants will be instructed to use 9-20 mini-lozenges per day (one every 1-2 hours) for the first 6 weeks, then reduce to a mini-lozenge every 2-4 hours for 3 weeks, and then a mini-lozenge every 4-8 hours for 3 weeks. Combination nicotine patch and nicotine mini-lozenge treatment will not be used at the same time as varenicline.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Monetary incentives for initiating treatment

Participants randomized to this intervention will earn an incentive each time they complete a first counseling session in an available treatment, up to 2 rounds of counseling per year, and up to 4 rounds of counseling over 2 years of enrollment.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Automated tailored outreach

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 tailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will be tailored to participant demographics and use of study treatment, and personalized with references to their primary care teams and tobacco care manager. Letters offer encouragement to quit and information about how to access available treatments.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Care management

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 live, proactive phone calls lasting 10-15 minutes from as assigned Tobacco Care Manager who will provide manualized support and motivational encouragement, discuss available treatment options, and inform the participant how to initiate treatment when ready to quit.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line referral

This is recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (WTQL) offers a single 20-minute counseling session to all Wisconsin residents ready to set a date to stop smoking in the next month, at no charge, and offers those who meet their medical eligibility criteria a 2-week supply of either nicotine patches, lozenges, or gums, at no charge. The WTQL assumes full clinical responsibility for participants' use of cessation medications dispensed by the WTQL.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Primary care provider referral

This is a form of recommended standard care that will be offered to participants who are not medically eligible for varenicline or combination nicotine patch or who are randomized to standard treatment access. Participants who choose to use this intervention will be referred electronically to their primary care provider for counseling and/or medication if they express an interest in quitting in the next 30 days and agree to this referral.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Untailored outreach

Participants randomized to this intervention will receive 5 untailored letters delivered every 4-6 months. Letter content will not be tailored or personalized. Letters will offer information about how to access available treatments.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Multiple smoking cessation coaching calls

Participants randomized to intensive treatment access who choose to quit will receive three 15-20-minute quit coaching calls from a trained smoking cessation health counselor. Calls will be scheduled for one week pre-quit, one day after the target quit day, and one week after the target quit day.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Primary care patient who receives care at one of the host family medicine or internal medicine clinics
• >17 years old
• Report smoking 7 of the last 7 days at enrollment
• Report smoking at least five cigarettes per day for at least 6 months at enrollment
• Able to speak and read English

Exclusion Criteria

• Opted out of Care Manager outreach at the most recent clinic visit or by phone
• Willing to quit smoking within 30 days (these patients will be referred for immediate treatment rather than enrolled in this study)
• Inability to use both C-NRT and varenicline due to a contraindication to both treatments at enrollment (allergic reactions, severe renal disease)
• Current treatment for schizophrenia or a psychotic disorder at enrollment
• History of suicide attempt in the past 10 years at enrollment

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Wisconsin, Madison

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Michael C Fiore, MD,MPH,MBA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Locations

UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Countries

United States

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

2P01CA180945-06

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

A534253

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SMPH/MEDICINE/MEDICINE*G

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

5736

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UW20070

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Protocol Version 10/25/2023

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2019-0939

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id