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Social Support for Veteran Smoking Cessation

This study is looking for Veterans who smoke and a family member or friend (support person) to help them quit. The goal is to see if having a support person, who receives a coaching call and written materials on how to help, can encourage Veterans to use existing smoking cessation treatments. Veterans will also receive written materials about resources for quitting. Researchers want to understand how social support impacts a Veteran's journey to quit smoking and if it helps them use treatments like quitlines or counseling. This information will help create better ways to support Veterans in quitting smoking. The study plans to enroll 2376 participants and will measure how many Veterans use cessation treatments at 6 months.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 2376 participants. It aims to evaluate the impact of a social support intervention on Veterans' use of evidence-based cessation treatments.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 6 months to measure their use of evidence-based cessation treatments.

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NCT05868421

Veteran Social Support for Enhancing Use of Smoking Cessation Treatment

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalHealth services
VA Office of Research and Development
~2,376 participants
Updated 2026-01-16 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Support Person Coaching CallSP written materialsWritten Smoking Cessation Materials

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Use of Any Evidence-Based Cessation Treatments (EBCTs)
Measured over 6 months

Conditions

Smoking Cessation
Veterans Health

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Minnesota1

Study leadership

  • Steven S. Fu, MD MSCE · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

Who to contact

Alicia B Woodward-Abel
[email protected]
(612) 467-1229
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Smoked 1 cigarettes over the past 30 days, even a puff
If using other tobacco or nicotine products, cigarettes are the main product used
Willing to support the Veteran smoker
Have to have access to any type of phone (or tablet for video call) for delivery of the SP intervention

Exclusion

Have used cessation medications or a stop smoking program within the past 3 months
Have no valid phone contact information

What this trial measures

  • Use of Any Evidence-Based Cessation Treatments (EBCTs)6 months

    The primary outcome will be use of any EBCT assessed at the 6 month follow-up: medication, behavioral intervention, or combination using both self-report and VHA administrative data. Data will be extracted from the VA Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW) to assess VA treatment use. VA outpatient prescription records will be used to assess receipt and amount of pharmacotherapy (bupropion, varenicline, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)) and VA outpatient encounters associated with smoking cessation will be assed using stop codes (i.e., 707 and 708) and/or diagnoses treated for nicotine dependence (i.e., ICD10-F17.XX) to assess behavioral interventions. Use of QuitVET, SmokefreeVET, Department of Defense (DoD) and non-VHA treatment use will be assessed using self-report.