Phone-based support to help adults quit smoking at Lebanon’s public clinics
Phone Enabled Implementation of Cessation Support (PHOENICS)
['FUNDING_R01'] · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · NIH-11159718
This project compares phone counseling, brief quitting advice in clinics, and low-cost nicotine patches to help adult smokers using Lebanon’s public primary care clinics 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-11159718 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
If you smoke cigarettes or waterpipe tobacco and get care at Lebanon's safety-net primary clinics, this project will offer proven quitting supports—brief advice during visits, phone counseling, and affordable nicotine replacement—and compare different combinations to see what works best. Clinics are randomly assigned to different multi-component approaches and clinic staff will invite adult patients to participate while researchers follow up by phone and with carbon monoxide checks. The team will also study what helps or hinders clinics in adopting and keeping these services in low-resource settings. The goal is to find practical, scalable ways to make quitting help widely available across Lebanon.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adult smokers (age 21 and older) who receive care at participating safety-net primary healthcare centers in Lebanon and are willing to try counseling or nicotine replacement are the ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People who do not use the participating clinics, are under age 21, or are unwilling to try phone counseling or nicotine replacement may not be able to participate or benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could make effective quitting support widely available in Lebanon’s primary care clinics, helping more people stop tobacco.
How similar studies have performed: Phone counseling and nicotine replacement have helped smokers quit in high-income countries, but combining and testing these approaches within Lebanon’s primary care system is relatively new.
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