A Novel Tobacco Cessation Resource for Smokers With a Diagnosed or Suspected Thoracic Cancer

Conditions

• Cigarette Smoking-Related Carcinoma
• Malignant Thoracic Neoplasm

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

21 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Electronic Health Record Review — OTHER
  Ancillary studies
• Informational Intervention — OTHER
  Receive smoking cessation information
• Interview — OTHER
  Ancillary studies
• Referral — OTHER
  Receive referral
• Smoking Cessation Intervention — DEVICE
  Receive Buckeye Quit Stick
• Survey Administration — OTHER
  Ancillary studies

Study Details

This clinical trial evaluates the feasibility of a novel tobacco cessation resource called a Buckeye Quit Stick among smokers with a diagnosed or suspected thoracic cancer. Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. While the benefits of quitting smoking are numerous, rates of persistent smoking after cancer diagnosis remain high. Research has found that patients who quit smoking but subsequently relapse frequently report the hand/oral habit as a barrier to sustained smoking cessation. The Buckeye Quit Stick is an innovative cessation aid designed to directly address patients' hand/oral habit by substituting the cessation aid for cigarettes without integrating pharmacologic intervention, which is typically managed by their medical provider and may require direct supervision due to the patient's health status. The Buckeye Quit Stick is designed to satisfy the repeated hand/oral pattern or ritual, thereby avoiding the physical loss of holding a cigarette in the hand or mouth and the action of smoking. It may also help occupy fidgeting hands and potentially reduce stress and cravings. This novel cessation resource may address key factors that influence smoking abstinence and improve patients' health outcomes.

Key Dates

Start date

Feb 25, 2026

Status verified

Jun 2026

Primary completion

Mar 31, 2027

Completion

Mar 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NA

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Arms

• Experimental: Prevention (Buckeye Quit Stick)
  Patients receive a Buckeye Quit Stick and a smoking cessation informational packet on study. Patients also receive a referral to the James CCC smoking cessation clinic on study.

Primary Outcome Measure

Recruitment rates (feasibility) [ Time Frame: Up to 1 year ]

Central Contacts

• The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
  800-293-5066
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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