Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation for Cancer Patients and Survivors

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NCT05805722

Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Virginia Commonwealth University
~75 participants
Updated 2026-06-30 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Behavioral counseling for tobacco cessation

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Feasibility: Consent rate
Measured over At enrollment visit
+8 more outcomes measured
Tobacco Use Cessation
Cancer
1 sites across 1 states
Virginia1
  • Livingstone Aduse-Poku, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Virginia Commonwealth University

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
Stated willingness to comply with study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
Have a documented history of cancer of any type, whether active or in remission
Identify as a current or recently-quit tobacco user

Exclusion

Not a VCUHealth patient
Non English-speaking
  • Feasibility: Consent rateAt enrollment visit

    The number of individuals who consented to participate compared to the number of individuals approached for study participation.

  • Feasibility: Barriers to participationAt recruitment visit

    Reasons for refusal will be collected for eligible individuals who do not enroll in the study.

  • Acceptability: Participant satisfactionWeek 6

    Participant satisfaction ratings will be evaluated utilizing a questionnaire assessing participant satisfaction with the behavioral intervention (if applicable) and/or VCUHS pharmacotherapy management (if applicable) will be administered at each follow-up timepoint.

  • Acceptability: Participant satisfactionWeek 12

    Participant satisfaction ratings will be evaluated utilizing a questionnaire assessing participant satisfaction with the behavioral intervention (if applicable) and/or VCUHS pharmacotherapy management (if applicable) will be administered at each follow-up timepoint.

  • Acceptability: Participant satisfactionWeek 24

    Participant satisfaction ratings will be evaluated utilizing a questionnaire assessing participant satisfaction with the behavioral intervention (if applicable) and/or VCUHS pharmacotherapy management (if applicable) will be administered at each follow-up timepoint.

  • Acceptability: Behavioral counseling attendance12 weeks

    Participant attendance at scheduled group or 1:1 behavioral intervention sessions

  • Acceptability: Nicotine replacement therapy adherenceWeek 6

    Self-reported adherence to nicotine replacement therapy and/or varenicline or bupropion will be assessed at each follow-up timepoint. In addition, data re: tobacco cessation medication visits will be extracted from participants' EMR (e.g., number of visits, prescriptions written).

  • Acceptability: Nicotine replacement therapy adherenceWeek 12

    Self-reported adherence to nicotine replacement therapy and/or varenicline or bupropion will be assessed at each follow-up timepoint. In addition, data re: tobacco cessation medication visits will be extracted from participants' EMR (e.g., number of visits, prescriptions written).

  • Acceptability: Nicotine replacement therapy adherenceWeek 24

    Self-reported adherence to nicotine replacement therapy and/or varenicline or bupropion will be assessed at each follow-up timepoint. In addition, data re: tobacco cessation medication visits will be extracted from participants' EMR (e.g., number of visits, prescriptions written).