Clinical trial · Interventional
Efficacy of Smoking Cessation Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Smoking Cessation Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial
NCT03786172CI-TRIAL-00036259unknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a brief smoking ENT-resident-based intervention increased smoking cessation in patients with Head and Neck cancer attending a Lebanese university hospital, as compared with usual care.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head and Neck Neoplasms | Head and Neck Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Smoking | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking cessation Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Usual care | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Smoking cessation Intervention
- description
- Standardised counseling session + motivational gadget + Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Smoking cessation Intervention
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Usual care
- description
- A 10-second brief advice to quit smoking
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Usual care
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- 7-day point prevalence abstinence
- timeFrame
- 12 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Head and Neck cancer * Patients hospitalised from biopsy or surgery * Current smokers = smokers in the past 3 months * Reachable by phone Exclusion Criteria: * Nonsmokers in the past 3 months * Current drug dependance * Pregnant women * Psychiatric conditions * Patients under current smoking cessation intervention
References
Publications (12)
- BACKGROUND2008 PHS Guideline Update Panel, Liaisons, and Staff. Treating tobacco use and dependence: 2008 update U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline executive summary. Respir Care. 2008 Sep;53(9):1217-22. No abstract available. PMID 18807274
- BACKGROUNDNayan S, Gupta MK, Strychowsky JE, Sommer DD. Smoking cessation interventions and cessation rates in the oncology population: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Aug;149(2):200-11. doi: 10.1177/0194599813490886. Epub 2013 May 28. PMID 23715685
- BACKGROUNDDuffy SA, Ronis DL, Valenstein M, Lambert MT, Fowler KE, Gregory L, Bishop C, Myers LL, Blow FC, Terrell JE. A tailored smoking, alcohol, and depression intervention for head and neck cancer patients. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006 Nov;15(11):2203-8. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-05-0880. PMID 17119047
- BACKGROUNDSchnoll RA, Rothman RL, Wielt DB, Lerman C, Pedri H, Wang H, Babb J, Miller SM, Movsas B, Sherman E, Ridge JA, Unger M, Langer C, Goldberg M, Scott W, Cheng J. A randomized pilot study of cognitive-behavioral therapy versus basic health education for smoking cessation among cancer patients. Ann Behav Med. 2005 Aug;30(1):1-11. doi: 10.1207/s15324796abm3001_1. PMID 16097900
- BACKGROUNDSchnoll RA, Zhang B, Rue M, Krook JE, Spears WT, Marcus AC, Engstrom PF. Brief physician-initiated quit-smoking strategies for clinical oncology settings: a trial coordinated by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Jan 15;21(2):355-65. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.04.122. PMID 12525530
- BACKGROUNDRigotti NA, Munafo MR, Stead LF. Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD001837. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001837.pub2. PMID 17636688
- BACKGROUNDWakefield M, Olver I, Whitford H, Rosenfeld E. Motivational interviewing as a smoking cessation intervention for patients with cancer: randomized controlled trial. Nurs Res. 2004 Nov-Dec;53(6):396-405. doi: 10.1097/00006199-200411000-00008.