Intervention Study to Increase Smoking Cessation Rates Among Public Housing Residents

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether public housing residents trained in Tobacco Cessation and Motivational Interviewing Techniques to become Tobacco Treatment Advocates(TTA) will be effective in increasing the quit rate of smokers in Boston Public Housing. The investigators hypothesize that smokers that receive multiple TTA visits will be more likely to (1) use smoking cessation resources and (2) quit compared to smokers who receive a single visit.

Conditions

• Tobacco Cessation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational interviewing

The TTA will use motivational interviewing (MI) techniques to assess the participant's motivation and readiness to quit, suggest plans, and assist the participant in selecting a method of treatment.

BEHAVIORAL

Smoking cessation counseling

The TTA will provide information to the participant regarding evidence-based treatments for smoking cessation, including counseling and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT); assist in a quit plan; and discuss issues such as obtaining social support, staying in treatment, and dealing with lapses.

BEHAVIORAL

Navigation to smoking cessation resources

The TTA will assist participants in obtaining NRT and getting connected to smoking cessation counseling services, such as the Smokers' Quitline and clinic-based programs.

BEHAVIORAL

Social support

Meetings with the TTA will be a source of social support for the participant as they attempt to quit or stay quit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

  collaborator OTHER

• The Miriam Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Boston Housing Authority

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Boston University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Daniel R Brooks, DSc · Boston University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

79 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2011-09-30

Primary Completion

2014-09-30

Completion

2014-09-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations