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One municipality with high smoking rates will be selected. A coupon for free-of-charge nicotine patches will be sent to each household. Reductions in the number of people smoking in the chosen municipality from before to after the NRT distribution will be estimated
A coupon offering five weeks of free nicotine patches will be mailed to every household in a small municipality with elevated smoking rates. Up to 800 participants (one per household) will be able to redeem their coupon online or by phone, and receive nicotine patches via postal mail. Participants will be asked to complete a baseline survey containing items relevant to predicting smoking cessation. Participants will be asked to complete a six-month follow-up survey to assess changes in smoking status.
Research Question: Will the concentrated distribution of nicotine patches in a region of high smoking rates lead to large reductions in smoking rates?
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicotine patch | Drug | Nicotine transdermal patches as per product monograph |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day pint prevalence abstinence | No smoking of cigarettes in the past 30 days | 6 months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Primary residents of the target municipality
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| John A Cunningham, PhD | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | Toronto | Ontario | M5S 2S1 | Canada |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41593728 | Derived | Schell C, Godinho A, Cunningham JA. Investigating if changing the wording of a study invitation letter increased recruitment in a project promoting tobacco cessation in a town with high smoking rates. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2026 Jan 27;21(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s13011-026-00704-x. | |
| 36264570 | Derived | Cunningham JA, Leatherdale ST, Chaiton M, Tyndale RF, Schell C, Godinho A. Concentrated Distribution of Nicotine Patches to a Town With High Smoking Rates-Any Evidence of Large Impacts on Tobacco Cessation? Nicotine Tob Res. 2023 Apr 6;25(5):1060-1061. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac244. No abstract available. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020340 | Tobacco Use Cessation |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015438 | Health Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D061485 | Tobacco Use Cessation Devices |
| D009538 | Nicotine |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D012991 | Solanaceous Alkaloids |
| D000470 | Alkaloids |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
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Saliva samples
| 34007899 | Derived | Cunningham JA, Leatherdale ST, Chaiton M, Tyndale RF, Schell C, Godinho A. Offering nicotine patches to all households in a community with high smoking rates: Pilot test of a population-based approach to promote tobacco cessation. Int J Popul Data Sci. 2021 Feb 11;6(1):1400. doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v6i1.1400. |
| D011725 |
| Pyridines |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |