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Discontinuation of Tobacco Dependence in Smoking Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head-neck District: Multicenter Prospective Observational Study

NCT06995417 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2025-05-29

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Summary

The primary objective of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a standardized clinical practice counseling strategy for promoting post-diagnosis smoking cessation among patients with SCCHN. Efficacy will be measured as the percentage of patients who succeed in sustained smoking cessation ("sustained quitters," see below) at 6+1 months after enrollment, i.e., after the initiation of anti-smoking counseling.

Conditions

  • Cancer of Head and Neck

Interventions

OTHER

Smoking counseling

The investigator, upon enrollment, will initiate a standardized strategy from clinical practice: the investigator will conduct brief counseling ("minimal advice") using the administration of of a questionnaire that will include, in addition to questions about current and past, the administration of the Fagerstrom test to measure physical dependence on nicotine and questions to investigate intention to quit smoking (Mondor test)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • LORENZO LL LIVI, MEDICAL DOCTOR · Aou Careggi

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-30
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2030-05-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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