At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Age over 18 years
- ✓Currently hospitalized on inpatient psychiatric unit
- ✓Smoke at least 5 cigarettes per day
- ✓Have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime
- ✕Dementia or other brain injury affecting ability to participate
- ✕Non-English speaking
- ✕Severe agitation, psychosis, or hostility (though recruitment can proceed after symptom reduction)
- ✕Myocardial infarction in preceding 3 months
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Treating Tobacco Dependence in Inpatient Psychiatry
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating stage-tailored intervention for Tobacco Use Cessation and Tobacco Use Disorder. Completed, enrolled 224 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to test in a randomized clinical trial a series of hypotheses concerning the efficacy of an extended expert-system intervention plus nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for treating tobacco dependence among patients hospitalized on a smoke-free psychiatric unit.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
This intervention consists of nicotine patch therapy during hospitalization; a stage-based self-help manual; an individualized, expert-system, feedback report at intake, 3 months and 6 months post-hospitalization with carbon copies sent to participants' outpatient clinicians; and an individual 30-min smoking cessation counseling sessions during hospitalization. Additionally, up to 10 weeks of nicotine patch is provided to intervention participants intending to stay quit following hospital discharge.