A Randomized Trial of Medi-Cal Beneficiaries Calling the California Smokers' Helpline

Summary

California Smokers' Helpline will conduct a randomized trial to evaluate 3 strategies of services and/or incentives on smoking cessation rates. This project has the following specific aims: 1. To increase tobacco cessation among Medi-Cal beneficiaries who currently smoke, and to improve the management of diabetes and other chronic disease by means of tobacco cessation. 2. Demonstrate that tobacco cessation benefits that are well promoted and barrier free and include modest incentives, are effective in reducing smoking prevalence, lowering Medi-Cal health care costs, and improving health outcomes for diabetes management in particular.

Timeline

Start

2012-06

Primary completion

2014-02

Completion

2014-02

Publications

• Background Zhu SH, Stretch V, Balabanis M, Rosbrook B, Sadler G, Pierce JP. Telephone counseling for smoking cessation: effects of single-session and multiple-session interventions. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1996 Feb;64(1):202-11. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.64.1.202.
• Background Zhu SH, Anderson CM, Tedeschi GJ, Rosbrook B, Johnson CE, Byrd M, Gutierrez-Terrell E. Evidence of real-world effectiveness of a telephone quitline for smokers. N Engl J Med. 2002 Oct 3;347(14):1087-93. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa020660.
• Background Anderson CM, Zhu SH. Tobacco quitlines: looking back and looking ahead. Tob Control. 2007 Dec;16 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):i81-6. doi: 10.1136/tc.2007.020701.
• Background Lynagh MC, Sanson-Fisher RW, Bonevski B. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Guiding principles for the use of financial incentives in health behaviour change. Int J Behav Med. 2013 Mar;20(1):114-20. doi: 10.1007/s12529-011-9202-5.
• Anderson CM, Cummins SE, Kohatsu ND, Gamst AC, Zhu SH. Incentives and Patches for Medicaid Smokers: An RCT. Am J Prev Med. 2018 Dec;55(6 Suppl 2):S138-S147. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.07.015.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.