Tobacco cessation program for community behavioral health sites in Chicago
Enhancing the Implementation of Tobacco Treatment: A Community-responsive Approach
This project will test a community-informed smoking cessation program to help adults who smoke and receive services at behavioral health organizations in Chicago.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 24 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years to 26 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | University of Chicago Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Chicago, Illinois) |
| Trial ID | NCT06837220 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
The team will form a Community Advisory Board of providers, organization leaders, and community members to guide program development. They will use mixed methods (interviews, focus groups, and surveys) to identify barriers, facilitators, and unmet needs for smoking cessation in community behavioral health settings. Based on those findings, the Enhanced Courage to Quit intervention will be adapted and pilot tested over a three-month rolling program at one community behavioral health site in partnership with the Respiratory Health Association. The pilot will measure feasibility and acceptability and address implementation challenges before broader rollout.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal participants are adults (18+) in Chicago who smoke combustible cigarettes daily, are interested in quitting (at least 6/10), can understand English, provide consent, and have stable contact information and residence for follow-up.
Not a fit: People who do not smoke daily, are not interested in quitting, lack stable residence or will not remain in Chicago, or have untreated severe substance use or recent serious untreated psychiatric illness are unlikely to benefit or be eligible.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could increase access to tailored cessation support and raise quit attempts among adults who smoke in behavioral health settings.
How similar studies have performed: Related community-informed and behavioral-health smoking cessation programs, including versions of Courage to Quit, have shown promising results in some settings, but piloting this targeted implementation in Chicago behavioral health sites is relatively novel.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Identify as someone who currently smokes combustible cigarettes (at least 1 cigarette per day) on each day for the past month * Report interest in quitting cigarettes (at least 6/10 scale in interest of quitting) * Age 18 or older, ability to understand the English language, willing and able to provide informed consent * Stable residence and contact information throughout the follow up period Exclusion Criteria: * Non-daily or intermittent cigarette use * No interest in quitting smoking * Unstable residence/not staying in Chicago for duration of study period * Current untreated severe substance use disorder (with the exception of tobacco use) or past-year serious untreated psychiatric illness (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, unspecified psychosis, past-year suicide attempt)
Where this trial is running
Chicago, Illinois
- The University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Emma Brett, PhD
- Email: ebrett@bsd.uchicago.edu
- Phone: 773-834-5341
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.