Proactive quit-smoking e-visit through your primary care clinic
Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of a Proactive Smoking Cessation Electronic Visit for Scalable Delivery via Primary Care
This project offers an automated electronic visit from your primary care clinic to help adult smokers get tailored quitting support and medication options.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Medical University of South Carolina NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Charleston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11146398 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be identified as a smoker in your clinic's electronic health record and sent an asynchronous e-visit that asks about your smoking history and readiness to quit. An algorithm uses your answers to recommend evidence-based treatments, such as counseling, nicotine replacement, or prescription medications, and can help arrange prescriptions or referrals. The e-visit is delivered proactively through participating primary care practices and includes follow-up contacts to check progress and confirm quitting. The team is also studying how the e-visit fits into clinic workflows so more patients can be reached.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adult smokers (age 21 and older) who are patients at participating primary care clinics and are willing to use the clinic's electronic patient portal or communication system.
Not a fit: People who do not have access to the clinic's patient portal, decline electronic communication, or have medical reasons that preclude recommended medications may not benefit from this approach.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could make it much easier for smokers to receive proven quitting support through their own primary care clinic and increase quit success.
How similar studies have performed: The research team completed a pilot showing initial promise, and other digital cessation programs have produced encouraging but variable results when scaled up.
Where this research is happening
Charleston, United States
- Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Dahne, Jennifer Renee — Medical University of South Carolina
- Study coordinator: Dahne, Jennifer Renee
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.