A Cost-effectiveness Study of Nicotine Patches Distributed Through a Quitline

University of Colorado, Denver1,495 enrolled

Overview

The study is to understand whether distribution of two different supplies of nicotine patches through a telephone quitline has an effect on quit rates. The two different supplies are four vs. eight (in two separate four-week mailings) weeks of nicotine patches. The hypothesis is that eight weeks will be slightly more efficacious but four weeks will be more cost-effective.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

1,495

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Interventions

Nicotine PatchDRUG

nicoderm patches are distributed in two different supplies through a telephone quitline

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All callers to the Colorado QuitLine who report currently smoking 16-20 cigarettes * who enroll in QuitLine services * who do not require physician approval to obtain nicotine replacement therapy * who are willing to receive the nicotine patch Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to receiving the nicotine patch through the QuitLine without physician approval include: history of hearth disease (heart attack, chest pain, or coronary artery disease), high blood pressure, pregnancy, skin conditions such as difficult to manage psoriasis or eczema, or history of a local reaction to the nicotine patch * those who do not complete the call in English

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

7-day smoking abstinence

Time frame: 7 days

6-month smoking abstinence

Time frame: 6 months

cost-effectiveness

cost per quit of each study arm will be calculated based on the total costs of the intervention from actual utilization data (nicotine patch costs + counseling call costs) and quit rates

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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