Phone-based smoking cessation support for adults in Lebanon
Phone Enabled Implementation of Cessation Support (PHOENICS)
['FUNDING_R01'] · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · NIH-11376619
This project compares phone counseling, brief clinic advice, and low-cost nicotine patches to help adults in Lebanon quit cigarettes and waterpipe tobacco.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_R01'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (GAINESVILLE, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11376619 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
If I smoke and go to a public primary care clinic in Lebanon, my clinic could offer brief quitting advice, a link to phone-based counseling, and affordable nicotine patches. Clinics are grouped and compared so some sites will use different combinations of these proven supports to see which works best in routine care. The team will follow patients over time and use self-report and carbon monoxide checks to track quitting and continued abstinence. Results will guide how to deliver scalable, low-cost quit services in Lebanon's safety-net health system.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adult smokers who receive care at participating safety-net primary healthcare centers in Lebanon, including cigarette, waterpipe, and dual users.
Not a fit: People who do not live in Lebanon, are not patients at participating clinics, are under the study age limit, or refuse phone contact or nicotine replacement may not be able to participate or benefit directly.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could make effective quit support widely available through primary care and phone counseling, increasing successful quits across Lebanon.
How similar studies have performed: Brief clinician advice, phone counseling, and nicotine replacement have helped smokers in high-income countries, but these approaches have been rarely tested together in low-resource settings like Lebanon.
Where this research is happening
GAINESVILLE, UNITED STATES
- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA — GAINESVILLE, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: SALLOUM, RAMZI GEORGE — UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
- Study coordinator: SALLOUM, RAMZI GEORGE
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.
Conditions: Cancer Control, Cancer Control Science