Physician-Initiated Stop-Smoking Program for Patients Receiving Treatment for Early-Stage Cancer (NCT00002520) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Physician-Initiated Stop-Smoking Program for Patients Receiving Treatment for Early-Stage Cancer
United States434 participantsStarted 1990-12-07
Plain-language summary
RATIONALE: Physician-initiated smoking cessation strategies may be effective in getting early-stage cancer patients to quit smoking.
PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of a physician-initiated stop-smoking program with the usual care for patients receiving treatment for early-stage cancer.
Who can participate
Age range19 Years – 120 Years
SexALL
See this in plain English?
AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
* One of the following diagnoses:
* Stage I or II bladder, colorectal, head and neck, lung, or other cancer
* Stage I-III testicular cancer
* Stage I-IV breast cancer, prostate cancer, or lymphoma
* Must have smoked 1 or more cigarettes within the past month or define self as a smoker
* Hormone receptor status:
* Not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
* 19 and over
Sex:
* Not specified
Menopausal status:
* Not specified
Performance status:
* ECOG 0-1
Life expectancy:
* Not specified
Hematopoietic:
* Not specified
Hepatic:
* Not specified
Renal:
* Not specified
Cardiovascular:
* No history of recent heart attack
Other:
* Not pregnant
* No other imminent medical needs requiring referral to a more intensive smoking cessation regimen
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
* Not specified
Chemotherapy:
* Not specified
Endocrine therapy:
* Not specified
Radiotherapy:
* Not specified
Surgery:
* Not specified
Other:
* No prior participation in the pilot phase study