Smoking Cessation in a Dentistry Setting - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Uppsala University
Collaborator:	Västmanland County Council, Sweden
Information provided by:	Uppsala University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00670514

Purpose

Aim: to assess relative effectiveness of a high and a low intensity intervention for smoking cessation support in a dental clinic setting.

Method: 300 smokers were randomly assigned to support with either low (LTI) or high treatment intensity (HTI).

Main outcome measures were self-reported point-prevalence and continuous abstinence (≥183 days).

Condition	Intervention
Smoking	Behavioral: Nix Individual Behavioral: Fimpa dig fri

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind
Official Title:	A Comparing Study of the Smoking Cessation Program NIX Individual and the Self-Help Program Fimpa Dig Fri

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Quitting Smoking Smoking

Drug Information available for: Permethrin

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Uppsala University:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Point prevalence abstinence

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Continuous abstinence

Estimated Enrollment:	300
Study Start Date:	April 2003

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: 1 Nix Individual High Treatment Intensity	Behavioral: Nix Individual Eight 40-minutes sessions at the local dental clinic during 4 months. Written material and counseling by a dental hygienist with special training in smoking cessation, according to a fixed program. A traditional smoking cessation program with a mixture of behavior therapy, coaching and pharmacological advises. Two questionnaires.
Placebo Comparator: 2 Fimpa dig fri Low Treatment Intensity	Behavioral: Fimpa dig fri One 30-minute counseling session at the local dental clinic, focusing on explaining the content of a traditional self-help program ("Fimpa dig fri"). The leaflet contains an 8-week program with instructions and tasks to perform. Two questionnaires.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	20 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Adult daily smokers in the county of Västmanland

Exclusion Criteria:

Reading difficulties
Not fluent in the Swedish language

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00670514

Locations

Sweden
Centre for clinical research, Central Hospital
Västerås, Sweden, 721 89

Sponsors and Collaborators

Uppsala University

Västmanland County Council, Sweden

More Information

No publications provided by Uppsala University

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Nohlert E, Tegelberg A, Tillgren P, Johansson P, Rosenblad A, Helgason AR. Comparison of a high and a low intensity smoking cessation intervention in a dentistry setting in Sweden: a randomized trial. BMC Public Health. 2009 Apr 30;9:121.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00670514 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	Smoking cessation project
Study First Received:	April 16, 2008
Last Updated:	April 30, 2008
Health Authority:	Sweden: Regional Ethical Review Board

Keywords provided by Uppsala University:

RCT
tobacco
treatment intensity
dentistry

follow-up
Smoking cessation
Cost effectiveness

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Smoking
Habits

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 09, 2012