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Veteran Social Support for Enhancing Use of Smoking Cessation Treatment

NCT05868421 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2376

Last updated 2026-01-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is recruiting Veterans who currently smoke cigarettes and support persons who are nominated by the Veterans. The purpose of this study is to assist Veterans with smoking cessation by asking Veterans to choose a support person who will assist them with the quitting process, or who may assist them with the quitting process once the Veteran is ready to quit smoking sometime in the future. Study staff will assess how much or how little social support during the Veteran's quitting process is helpful to the Veteran. This information will help us come up with new ways to help Veterans quit smoking that are better tailored to their needs.

Conditions

  • Smoking Cessation
  • Veterans Health

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Support Person Coaching Call

Support person participants assigned to the intervention group will additionally receive a 1-call coaching session about 15-25 minutes in duration on how to support their Veteran smoker. The session will be delivered by research staff by phone or video call. Support persons in the intervention group and the control/no intervention group will receive existing written material resources on support strategies to stop smoking, and resources on how to stop smoking by postal mail or email.

BEHAVIORAL

SP written materials

Written materials covering tips on effective supportive strategies for smoking cessation

BEHAVIORAL

Written Smoking Cessation Materials

Written materials on resource and referral information for VHA and non-VHA EBCT options

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Steven S. Fu, MD MSCE · Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-01
Primary Completion
2027-02-01
Completion
2028-02-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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