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Effectiveness of Spirometry as a Motivational Tool to Quit Smoking

NCT01821885 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 335

Last updated 2015-01-27

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Summary

The aim of the study is to asses the efficacy of the spirometry and a minimal smoking cessation counselling intervention to quit smoking after a year in patients older than 40 years, smokers of more than 10 packs-year and without a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis.

Conditions

  • Smoking Cessation
  • COPD

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Spirometry and a brief advice to quit smoking

During a year, recruitment for active smoker patients was done by doctors in primary care medical offices. In the intervention group, after been randomized, one trained nurse completed the questionnaires and did the spirometry with bronchodilator test and set a date with its family doctor who did a minimal smoking cessation counselling intervention and informed the patients about the spirometry results according to established protocol.

BEHAVIORAL

Brief advice to quit smoking

During a year, recruitment for active smokers patients occurred through doctors in primary care medical offices. After be randomized, in de control group, a nurse complete the questionnaires. Below, patients go to the family doctor who will do a minimal smoking cessation counselling intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Basque Health Service

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Mª Isabel Irizar Aramburu · Osakidetza

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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