N/A
N=1,298
Evaluating a Telephone-Based Smoking Cessation Program Among People in the Military (The AFIII Study)
Smoking · Smoking Cessation
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00632411 ↗Enrolled (actual)
1,298
Serious AEs
1.7%
Results posted
May 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Continuous Abstinence — 173; 136 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Nicotine Patch (Drug); Tobacco Quit Line Program (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
- Primary completion
- Jul 2014
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Continuous Abstinence |
173; 136 | — |
Summary
Rates of cigarette smoking in the military are high. Tobacco telephone quit lines are telephone-based services that provide information and guidance to people who want to quit smoking. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a tobacco quit line program, in addition to nicotine replacement patches, at helping people in the military quit smoking cigarettes.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Department of Defense healthcare beneficiary
- Has smoked five or more cigarettes per day for at least 1 year before study entry
- Must be at least eighteen years old
Exclusion Criteria
- Known allergy or sensitivity to nicotine replacement therapy
- No telephone
- Inability to understand consent procedures
- Basic Military Trainee
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00632411). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.