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

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

3,816

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

February 28, 2014

Study Completion Date

February 28, 2014

Conditions
Smoking Cessation
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

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.

DRUG

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.

BEHAVIORAL

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.

Trial Locations (1)

92111

University of California, San Diego; California Smokers' Helpline, San Diego

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

FED

collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

collaborator

California Department of Public Health

OTHER

collaborator

California Department of Health Services

OTHER

lead

University of California, San Diego

OTHER

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