Effectiveness of Spirometry as a Motivational Tool to Quit Smoking

Basque Health Service335 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to asses the efficacy of the spirometry and a minimal smoking cessation counselling intervention to quit smoking after a year in patients older than 40 years, smokers of more than 10 packs-year and without a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

335

Conditions

Smoking Cessation COPD

Interventions

Spirometry and a brief advice to quit smokingBEHAVIORAL

During a year, recruitment for active smoker patients was done by doctors in primary care medical offices. In the intervention group, after been randomized, one trained nurse completed the questionnaires and did the spirometry with bronchodilator test and set a date with its family doctor who did a minimal smoking cessation counselling intervention and informed the patients about the spirometry results according to established protocol.

Brief advice to quit smokingBEHAVIORAL

During a year, recruitment for active smokers patients occurred through doctors in primary care medical offices. After be randomized, in de control group, a nurse complete the questionnaires. Below, patients go to the family doctor who will do a minimal smoking cessation counselling intervention.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- Active smokers over 40 years and more than 10 pack-years Exclusion Criteria: * Previous diagnosis of respiratory disease (asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease) that cause alteration of spirometric pattern. * Patients with limitations in performing spirometry * Age greater than 80 years * Institutionalized patients * Patients with a life expectancy less than 1 year * Spirometry in the past 2 years

Locations (1)

Basque health service

Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava 45, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The primary measure of results will be the differences in smoking cessation rates between intervention and control groups

In all patients who report smoking withdrawal, smoking cessation will be confirmed by air carbon monoxide concentration.

Time frame: 12 months after been conducted the intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Reduce the number of cigarettes among those who continue smoking

One secondary outcome will be to reduce the number of cigarettes. In all patients who continue smoking will be recorded the number of cigarettes smoked per day currently

Time frame: 12 months after been conducted the intervention

Increase smoking abstinence rates in patients with COPD

Evaluate the differences in smoking cessation rates between patients with COPD and those without.

Time frame: 12 months after been conducted the intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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