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Clinical Alternatives for Reducing Harm Using E-cigarettes

Description

For patients in cancer care, quitting smoking is critical, but a significant portion of patients in cancer care refuse all components of tobacco treatment, even when offered free of charge. The proposed clinical trial will assess one harm reduction intervention, switching completely from cigarettes to e-cigarettes, among oncology outpatients who smoke and refuse traditional tobacco treatment. This study is a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial among oncology outpatients at an NCI-designated cancer center who smoke and refuse all components of tobacco treatment (N=208).

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

For patients in cancer care, quitting smoking is critical, but a significant portion of patients in cancer care refuse all components of tobacco treatment, even when offered free of charge. The proposed clinical trial will assess one harm reduction intervention, switching completely from cigarettes to e-cigarettes, among oncology outpatients who smoke and refuse traditional tobacco treatment. This study is a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial among oncology outpatients at an NCI-designated cancer center who smoke and refuse all components of tobacco treatment (N=208).

A Novel Harm Reduction Approach for Oncology Outpatients Who Smoke and Refuse Traditional Tobacco Treatment

Clinical Alternatives for Reducing Harm Using E-cigarettes

Condition
Smoking
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Charleston

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * age 21+,
  • * identified as smoking in their medical record and self-report of current smoking within the past 30 days
  • * refused traditional treatment options through the opt-out HCC Tobacco Treatment Program
  • * English speaking;
  • * currently taking part in any TTP or using cessation medication (i.e., taking NRT or other cessation medications, enrolled in the Quitline, or in another study),
  • * use of e-cigarettes in the past 30 days,
  • * currently imprisoned,
  • * pregnant women.

Ages Eligible for Study

21 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Medical University of South Carolina,

Alana Rojewski, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Medical University of South Carolina

Tracy Smith, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Medical University of South Carolina

Study Record Dates

2029-11-30