The goal of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a remote pharmacist intervention to help smokers quit. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will smokers being screened for lung cancer with low-radiation-level chest computed tomography (CT) be willing to participate in this study and talk to the pharmacist about smoking cessation? * Will those in the intervention group be more likely to report smoking cessation than those in the control group. Participants in the intervention group will be asked to complete a baseline survey; speak with a pharmacist via phone call at baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks, and 12 weeks; and complete an exit survey. Participants in the control group will be asked to complete a baseline survey and an exit survey.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
If the patient is randomized to the intervention group, they will complete a series of phone calls with the research pharmacist. These will occur at baseline (within 1 to 2 days of enrollment), 2-weeks, 4-weeks, 6-weeks, 8-weeks, 10-weeks, and 12-weeks. During these calls, the research pharmacist will ask the patient about any past quit attempts; when they had their last cigarette; if they have been prescribed any cessation medications; if they have picked up their medication; if they have started the medication; they will assess their stage of change for quitting; discuss pros, cons, and barriers of quitting; behavioral responses to triggers/urges; and make any necessary nicotine replacement therapy (NRT; i.e., nicotine patches, gums, lozenges, inhalers, and/or nasal sprays) changes. Each call is expected to take 20-30 minutes.
University of Iowa Health Care
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Number of Interactions with Pharmacist
The number of phone calls the intervention participants complete with the research pharmacist.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Number of Nicotine Replacement Therapies Used to Quit Smoking
The number of participants who use nicotine replacement therapies during the study.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Number of Non-Medication Tool Used to Quit Smoking
The number of participants who use non-medication tools to quit smoking.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Number of Successful Quit Attempts
The number of participants who have successfully quit smoking at the end of the study.
Time frame: 12 weeks
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