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Enhancing Motivation to Quit Smoking Via Self-Help Intervention Targeted to Cancer Type

No phase Interventional Cancer Smoking

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Targeted Self-Help, Usual Care.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Cancer, Smoking. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Official title

Enhancing Motivation to Quit Smoking Via Self-Help Intervention Targeted to Cancer Type: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial (RCT)

Overview

The purpose of this research study is assess feasibility and acceptability of a recently developed brief self-help intervention targeted by cancer type to increase motivation to quit smoking.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Targeted Self-Help
    In addition to usual care participants will receive a self-help booklet specific for their cancer type. There are five booklets available, written at a 5-6th grade reading level and targeted by cancer type, that explain the connection between smoking and each cancer type, describe the benefits of quitting smoking after cancer, and address some of the barriers cancer patients face to quit smoking when fighting cancer. Each booklet also includes four testimonials inspired from conversations with p
  • Behavioral Usual Care
    Participants will receive the standard care typically offered for smoking cessation.

Primary outcome measures

  • Recruitment [Time frame: Baseline]
  • Retention- Completion of 2-week follow-up [Time frame: 2 weeks post-randomization]
  • Retention- Completion of 1 month follow-up [Time frame: 1 month post-randomization]
  • Adherence- 2 weeks post-randomization [Time frame: 2 weeks post-randomization]
  • Adherence- 1 month post-randomization [Time frame: 1 month post-randomization]
  • Acceptability [Time frame: 2 weeks post-randomization, 1 month post-randomization]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
  • Motivation to quit smoking [Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks post-randomization, 1 month post-randomization]
  • Treatment Engagement defined by the number of participants who enroll with the state tobacco quitline [Time frame: 2 weeks post-randomization, 1 month post-randomization]
  • Smoking Status [Time frame: 2 weeks post-randomization, 1 month post-randomization]]
  • Smoking Status [Time frame: 2 weeks post-randomization, 1 month post-randomization]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Individuals who smoke and recently (i.e., within 6 months) received a diagnosis of breast, colorectal, gynecological, skin melanoma, or bladder cancer (n = 20 per cancer type). (Investigators will consider smokers individuals who report having smoked ≥1 cigarette in the past 30 days.)
  • Able to read/write English;
  • Able to give informed consent;
  • Not currently enrolled in a smoking cessation program;
  • Age ≥18 years old.

Exclusion criteria

  • Male patients diagnosed with breast cancer will be excluded as lifetime risk for breast cancer in men is far below 1%

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • Huntsman Cancer Institute — Salt Lake City

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06484179 · HCI173619 · K22CA276255-01

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗