3,816
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 2012
Primary Completion Date
February 28, 2014
Study Completion Date
February 28, 2014
Telephone counseling
Telephone counseling is conducted in the appropriate language (Spanish and English) by counselors at the California Smokers' Helpline. Counselors use a structured protocol and there is a record for each call. Quantitative information that will be available for analysis include: timing, length, and frequency of counseling calls.
Nicotine patches
Clients will be screened for contraindications to nicotine patch use, and a doctor's approval will be necessary before patches are sent if a contraindication exists.
Incentive
They will be given their choice of gift cards from one of 4 major business chains: Wal-Mart, Target, Vons/Safeway, or Ralph's/Kroger card.
University of California, San Diego; California Smokers' Helpline, San Diego
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
FED
University of California, San Francisco
OTHER
California Department of Public Health
OTHER
California Department of Health Services
OTHER
University of California, San Diego
OTHER