Community Health Worker Support for Smoking

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Overseen ByGladys Pachas, MD, MPH
Age: 18+
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The purpose of this study is to learn whether providing additional smoking cessation support through specially trained members of behavioral healthcare team helps people quit smoking and improve their health. Participants ages 18-75 who receive mental health services and smoke cigarettes every day may qualify for this study looking at new ways to help people quit smoking.

Who Is on the Research Team?

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Anne Eden Evins, MD, MPH

Principal Investigator

Massachusetts General Hospital

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

Self-report of past year daily tobacco smoking
I am between 18 and 75 years old.
I have a serious mental illness and get Medicaid behavioral health care in Massachusetts.
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Exclusion Criteria

I have dementia or a significant intellectual disability.
Not able to communicate in English or Spanish
Unstable medical condition compromising safe participation, per investigator's opinion
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What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

How Is the Trial Designed?

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Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Integrated CHW support interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Enhanced usual care (EUC)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

Find a Clinic Near You

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Massachusetts General Hospital

Lead Sponsor

Trials
3,066
Recruited
13,430,000+