Status:

COMPLETED

The Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Guidelines in the Emergency Department

Lead Sponsor:

University of Iowa

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Cigarette Smoking

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Although 78% of smokers report that a health professional has previously advised them to quit smoking, most smokers are not advised to stop smoking or offered assistance with smoking cessation during ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Presentation to the Emergency Department by private vehicle or on a walk-in basis
  • Current cigarette smoker (5 or more cigarettes per day)

Exclusion

  • Acute medical decompensation (e.g., acute respiratory failure requiring intubation, cardiac arrest, cardiogenic or septic shock)
  • Life-threatening trauma
  • Altered mental status
  • Dementia
  • Language barrier
  • Incarceration
  • Transfer to another ED
  • Departure from the ED prior to evaluation
  • Inability to be contacted by telephone
  • ED presentation for sexual assault
  • ED presentation for acute psychiatric crisis (e.g., suicidal ideation)
  • Participation in a smoking cessation program in the past 3 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

789 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00756704

Start Date

September 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2011

Last Update

November 4 2011

Active Locations (2)

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Iowa Methodist Medical Center

Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50316

2

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Emergency Treatment Center

Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242