A Comparative Effectiveness RCT of Optimized Cessation Treatments

Summary

This study is a 2-arm randomized clinical trial (RCT). Participants motivated to quit smoking will be randomized to one of two treatments: 1) a Modern Usual Care (M-UC) vs. 2) Abstinence-Optimized Cessation Treatment (AOCT). The components for the optimized treatment have strong theoretical and empirical support from the investigators previous screening studies.

Timeline

Start

2015-01

Primary completion

2017-12

Completion

2018-02

Publications

• Results Piper ME, Cook JW, Schlam TR, Jorenby DE, Smith SS, Collins LM, Mermelstein R, Fraser D, Fiore MC, Baker TB. A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Optimized Smoking Treatment Delivered in Primary Care. Ann Behav Med. 2018 Sep 13;52(10):854-864. doi: 10.1093/abm/kax059.
• Theodoulou A, Fanshawe TR, Leavens E, Theodoulou E, Wu AD, Heath L, Stewart C, Nollen N, Ahluwalia JS, Butler AR, Hajizadeh A, Thomas J, Lindson N, Hartmann-Boyce J. Differences in the effectiveness of individual-level smoking cessation interventions by socioeconomic status. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Jan 27;1(1):CD015120. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015120.pub2.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.