Effect of Teleconsultation Counseling on Smoking Cessation | NCT07737288

NCT07737288

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07737288
Lead Sponsor: Dokuz Eylul UniversityOTHER
Official Title: The Effect of Teleconsultation Counseling in Smoking Cessation Treatment on Smoking Cessation Success: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief Summary: This randomized controlled trial conducted at Dokuz Eylül University evaluated whether video teleconsultations are as effective as traditional face-to-face clinic visits for helping people quit smoking

Over a 6-month period, the study found that while overall quit rates were statistically similar between the two groups, patients receiving teleconsultation support experienced significantly fewer cigarette cravings and fewer relapses

Teleconsultation also solved a common problem in smoking cessation: patients missing their follow-up appointments due to travel or time constraints
Conditions: Tobacco Use Disorder
Nicotine Dependence

Status and Timeline

Status: Completed
Last Update Posted: Jul 30, 2026Actual
Start Date: Nov 1, 2021Actual
Primary Completion Date: Aug 30, 2022Actual
Completion Date

Participation Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Adult (18-64)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Applying to Dokuz Eylul University Department of Family Medicine Smoking Cessation Outpatient Clinic

Aged 18-55 years

Owning and being able to use a personal computer or smartphone

Being literate

Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study and providing written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Having communication difficulties or severe cognitive impairments

Having a psychotic disorder

Being pregnant or breastfeeding

Having received smoking cessation treatment within the past 1 year

Study Plan

Study Type: Interventional
Phase: Not Applicable
Enrollment: 68Actual
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)

Contacts and Locations

Central Contacts: No data available
Locations: Dokuz Eylul University

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Participant Group/Arms

Tele-consultation GroupExperimental

Participants in this arm received face-to-face counseling at the baseline visit, followed by 5 video-based teleconsultation sessions (at Day 10, Month 1, Month 2, Month 3, and Month 6). They also received standard pharmacological treatment (transdermal nicotine patches) and behavioral counseling (5A framework and motivational interviewing).

Behavioral: Tele-consultation Counseling

Face-to-Face Control GroupActive Comparator

Participants in this arm received standard face-to-face counseling at the outpatient clinic at baseline, Day 10, Month 1, Month 2, Month 3, and Month 6. They also received standard pharmacological treatment (transdermal nicotine patches) and behavioral counseling (5A framework and motivational interviewing).

Behavioral: Face-to-Face Counseling