Free Samples for Health

Summary

The Free Samples for Health (FreSH) study tests whether providing free samples of stop smoking medicine called nicotine replacement therapy at dental visits results in a greater number of people quitting smoking than providing a gift of equal value (an electric toothbrush).

Conditions

• Cigarette Smoking

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Ask-Advise-Refer

All patients will be asked if they smoke, advised to quit, and referred to the state quitline

DRUG

Nicotine Patch, 14 Mg/24 Hr Transdermal Film, Extended Release

14 mg transdermal nicotine patch

DRUG

Nicotine lozenge

4mg nicotine lozenge

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of South Carolina

  collaborator OTHER

• Massachusetts General Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Northwestern University

  collaborator OTHER

• HealthPartners Institute

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  collaborator OTHER

• Kaiser Permanente

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Rochester

  collaborator OTHER

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

  collaborator NIH

• Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sandra Japuntich · Hennepin Healthcare/University of Minnesota Medical School

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-06-12

Primary Completion

2025-05-28

Completion

2025-07-31

FDA Drug

Yes

Countries

• United States

Study Locations