Automating Tobacco Cessation in Primary Care

Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Study ID
NCT07735286
Status
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Conditions

  • Tobacco Use
  • Tobacco Use Cessation

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Tobacco counseling resources — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants who are in the intervention arm will receive tobacco counseling resources via the Way to Health platform. Way to Health will send text message links to tobacco cessation counseling resources (PA Quitline and/or SmokeFreeTXT).

Study Details

This study focuses on improving how primary care teams identify patients who smoke and offer access to nicotine replacement therapy, or NRT. NRT includes medications such as nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges that can reduce cravings and support people who are interested in cutting back or quitting smoking. Although NRT is an evidence-based treatment option, it is not always discussed or prescribed during routine primary care visits. To better understand how NRT can be offered in primary care, the project will test a workflow at Penn Family Care that identifies patients who currently smoke and provides information about available tobacco treatment options. Edward Cooper Internal Medicine will serve as a comparison site. Patients who smoke and/or are prescribed NRT will also receive a 30-day follow-up survey to learn whether they received, picked up, or used NRT; whether it was useful; and what barriers they experienced.

Key Dates

First listed
Jul 29, 2026
Start date
Sep 1, 2026
Status verified
Jul 2026
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2027
Completion
Aug 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
4,800 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Penn Family Care (Treatment)
    Interested participants will receive a text with tobacco counseling resources
  • No Intervention: Arm 2: Edward Cooper Internal Medicine (Usual Practice)
    No text with tobacco counseling resources

Primary Outcome Measure

Proportion of Active Smokers with a Signed NRT Prescription [ Time Frame: From 3 days before scheduled visit and 30 days after completed visit. ]

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