A Randomized Clinical Trial Assessing Smoking Cessation Interventions In Dental Clinic Smokers

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT00591175

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center1,072 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this study is to see if giving patients information about how smoking affects oral health will help them quit smoking. What we learn from this study will help researchers find new ways to help smokers.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,072

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Interventions

Standard Care onlyBEHAVIORAL

Dentist Provided Standard Care, 3-month follow-up assessment, Clinic visit salivary cotinine test, 12-month follow-up assessment, Clinic visit salivary cotinine test

Dental Hygienist provided counseling + Brief QuestionnaireBEHAVIORAL

Dental Hygienist provided + Brief Questionnaire, 3-month follow-up assessment,Clinic visit salivary cotinine test, 12-month follow-up, Clinic visit salivary cotinine test assessment

Dental Hygienist provided counseling with personalized risk communication + Brief QuestionnaireBEHAVIORAL

Dental Hygienist provided counseling with personalized risk communication + Brief Questionnaire, 3-month follow-up assessment, Clinic visit salivary cotinine test, 12-month follow-up assessment, Clinic visit salivary cotinine test

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient seeking routine dental care at NYU College of Dentistry and meets medical clearance for routine care * Active smokers (active smoking as self-reported regular use of at least 10 cigarettes per day) * Able to provide a telephone number or collateral contact information where they can be reached over the subsequent 12 months * Fluent in English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * History of mouth or throat cancer

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

efficacy of varied smoking cessation interventions

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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