Clinical trial · Interventional
Teachable Moment to Opt-out of Tobacco: Interactive Voice Response Quit Line for Veteran Active Smokers With Lung Nodules
Teachable Moment to Opt-out of Tobacco (TeaM OUT): A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Intervention
- 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 evaluate the effectiveness of a smoking cessation outreach intervention (TeaM OUT) on increasing use of smoking cessation resources in Veterans. The hypotheses are 1) patients included in the TeaM OUT group will have higher accession of cessation services, such as counseling and medication therapies, compared to patients in enhanced usual care and 2) more patients in the TeaM OUT group will have quit smoking at one year after the intervention. Veterans with a recently diagnosed lung nodule who currently smoke will receive the TeaM OUT intervention or Enhanced Usual Care. The TeaM OUT intervention has 2 parts: 1) a letter that a) describes the nodule and the importance of cessation related to the pulmonary nodule (i.e. teachable moment) and b) notification that a Proactive IVR Quit Line will initiate contact and 2) call(s) from the Proactive IVR Quit Line which a) offers smoking cessation resources and b) helps connect the patient to those resources. The enhanced usual care group will receive a letter that provides information about how to contact the IVR Quit Line. The IVR system will track referrals to cessation services. Additional information about smoking status and use of cessation resources will be collected from the electronic health record and surveys.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Pulmonary Nodules | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Solitary Pulmonary Nodule | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Tobacco Use | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Usual Care | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| TeaM OUT Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- TeaM OUT Intervention
- description
- The TeaM OUT Intervention has 2 elements: 1) a letter that a) describes the nodule and the importance of cessation related to the pulmonary nodule (i.e. teachable moment) and b) notification that a Proactive IVR Quit line will initiate contact and 2) call(s) from the Proactive IVR Quit Line which a) offers smoking cessation resources and b) helps connect the patient to those resources.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: TeaM OUT Intervention
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Enhanced Usual Care
- description
- The Enhanced Usual Care arm also has two elements: 1) a letter that a) describes the nodule without linking it to smoking cessation (i.e. no teachable moment) with b) wording to contact an Optional IVR Quit line if desired and 2) the Optional IVR Quit line which a) offers smoking cessation resources and b) helps connect the patient to those resources.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Enhanced Usual Care
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Newly diagnosed pulmonary nodule with plan for surveillance * Active smoker * Receiving care at the Portland VA Health Care System, the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, or the Ralph H. Johnson Medical Center (Charleston, SC VA) Exclusion Criteria: -No exclusion criteria
References
Publications (26)
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- BACKGROUNDNunez ER, Caverly TJ, Zhang S, Glickman ME, Qian SX, Boudreau JH, Miller DR, Slatore CG, Wiener RS. Factors Associated With Declining Lung Cancer Screening After Discussion With a Physician in a Cohort of US Veterans. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Aug 1;5(8):e2227126. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27126. PMID 35972738
- BACKGROUNDLewis JA, Wiener RS, Slatore CG, Spalluto LB. Doing Versus Documenting Shared Decision-Making for Lung Cancer Screening-Are They the Same? J Am Coll Radiol. 2022 Aug;19(8):954-956. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2022.03.019. Epub 2022 May 18. No abstract available. PMID 35594952
- BACKGROUNDSlatore CG, Golden SE, Thomas T, Patzel M, Bumatay S, Shannon J, Davis M. Beliefs and Practices of Primary Care Providers Regarding Performing Low-Dose CT Studies for Lung Cancer Screening. Chest. 2022 Mar;161(3):853-859. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.08.062. Epub 2021 Sep 1. No abstract available. PMID 34480957
- BACKGROUNDLewis JA, Samuels LR, Denton J, Matheny ME, Maiga A, Slatore CG, Grogan E, Kim J, Sherrier RH, Dittus RS, Massion PP, Keohane L, Roumie CL, Nikpay S. The Association of Health Care System Resources With Lung Cancer Screening Implementation: A Cohort Study. Chest. 2022 Sep;162(3):701-711. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.03.050. Epub 2022 Apr 9.