1,270
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2011
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2014
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2014
Nicotine Patches
Subjects randomized into the patch condition will receive 8 weeks of nicotine patches at discharge. The kit will contain 4 weeks of 21mg patches, 2 weeks of 14mg, and 2 weeks of 7mg.
Telephone Counseling
Up to 5 proactive counseling sessions from California Smokers' Helpline.
Brief Hospital Counseling
All subjects receive bedside counseling either from Respiratory Therapists or nurses according to the hospital's particular practices.
Scripps Mercy - Chula Vista, Chula Vista
UCSD - Thornton Hospital, La Jolla
Scripps Mercy - San Diego Campus, San Diego
UCSD Medical Center - Hillcrest, San Diego
University of California, San Diego: California Smokers' Helpline, San Diego
Univeristy of California, Davis, Davis
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
University of California, San Diego
OTHER