Telephone-based Motivational Interviewing for Smoking Cessation in Crohn's Disease Patients

Telephone-based Motivational Interviewing Delivered by IBD ( Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Nurses for Smoking Cessation in Crohn's Disease: a Randomized Open-label Clinical Trial

Quitting smoking unequivocally improves the course of Crohn's disease (EC), and therefore, it should be one of the main therapeutic targets in the treatment of this disease. The goal of the study was to know the effectiveness of motivational intervention 5 R for smoking cessation in patients with Crohn's disease performed by telephone by nursing, in relation to those who did not receive such intervention.

For this purpose, a controlled, randomized, parallel and open clinical trial was designed. The subjects were patients with Crohn's disease that were actively smoking EC. They were all >18 years old and they had internet access and e-mail. Those who were already in a process of smoking cessation were excluded from the study. Experimental intervention consisted of a motivational intervention for smoking cessation through telephone every 3 months for one year.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Smokers Crohn's disease patients
• >18 age

Exclusion Criteria:

• Smokers Crohn's disease patients who are receiving treatment of tobacco cessation at the time of inclusion
• Do not have email