1,359
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 2012
Primary Completion Date
October 31, 2016
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2016
Sustained Care
A 3-month program after hospital discharge with these 2 components: (1) Free Medication - A 30-day supply of FDA-approved medication (nicotine replacement, bupropion, or varenicline) given at hospital discharge and refillable for a total of 90 days to encourage medication use and adherence; (2) Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Triage to Telephone Counseling from a national quitline provider (Alere Wellbeing, Inc., previously Free \& Clear). IVR aims to encourage medication adherence and enhance counseling efficiency by identifying smokers who need post-discharge support. Immediate transfer of a patient from automated IVR call to live telephone counselor will facilitate a successful connection to counseling.
Standard Care
Standard care consists of a handout with information about how to contact the state telephone quitline for additional smoking cessation support and to use smoking cessation medication as recommended by the hospital smoking counselor.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
North Shore Medical Center, Salem
University of Pittsburgh
OTHER
North Shore Medical Center
OTHER
Massachusetts General Hospital
OTHER