RecruitingCigarette Smoking-Related Carcinoma

Reaching Rural Cancer Survivors Who Smoke Using Text-Based Program

Eligible age

18+ yrs

Accepts

All genders

Locations

36 states

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About this study

This phase III trial compares the effect of text-based cessation intervention to a manual in helping rural cancer patients who smoke, quit. Text-based scheduled gradual reduction may reduce the frequency of cigarette use to zero and may be effective in quitting smoking.

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

You may qualify if…

✓ Have a cancer diagnosis within the past 10 years, and can currently be receiving curative treatment
✓ Not currently on hospice
✓ Currently smokes \>= 5 cigarettes daily
✓ Lives in a nonmetro/rural county (defined as having a Rural Urban Continuum Code \[RUCC\] code of 4-9)
✓ Patient interested in participating in a smoking cessation program, and not currently participating in a smoking cessation clinical trial
✓ Not currently using any smoking cessation pharmacotherapy (e.g. nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion or varenicline), or currently participating in any cessation program
✓ Patient has a cell phone or smart phone device with texting ability
✓ In order to complete the mandatory patient-completed measures, participants must be able to speak and read English

You may not qualify if…

✕ Psychiatric illness which would prevent the patient from giving informed consent
✕ Patients with impaired decision-making capacity are not eligible for this study.