Promoting Oral Health Among Smokers Randomized Trial

Summary

The current study will test the effectiveness of a multi-modal behavioral intervention (the Oral Health 4 Life program) targeted to smokers who are ready to quit smoking and seeking services through tobacco quitlines.

The investigators hypothesize that, compared to people in the control arm, participants in the enhanced intervention will:

1. Be more likely to quit smoking as evidenced by 7 day point prevalent abstinence rates at 6 month follow-up \[primary outcome\] and at 2 month follow-up \[secondary outcome\].
2. Be more likely to see a dental care professional in the past 6 months at 6 month follow-up \[primary outcome\].
3. Exhibit more positive change in relevant oral health knowledge/beliefs and attitudes (e.g., self-efficacy, motivation) that could influence future behavior change.

Conditions

• Oral Disease
• Smoking

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care Control

Standard quitline counseling and other treatment materials provided through each participating state quitline program + a series of text messages with general health promotion tips.

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced Intervention

Standard quitline counseling and other materials provided through each participating state quitline program + oral health-focused counseling + oral health focused text messages + access to additional oral health educational content (website and written materials) + oral health tools (toothbrush, dental floss)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Consumer Wellness Solutions

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• University of California

  collaborator OTHER

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

  collaborator NIH

• Kaiser Permanente

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jennifer McClure, PhD · Kaiser Permanente

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-02-28

Primary Completion

2017-03-31

Completion

2017-03-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations