Integrated Primary and Secondary Prevention of Smoking Related Diseases With Low Dose CT Scan and Circulating Biomarkers, Coupled With Personalised Smoking Cessation Activity
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This is a prospective, observational, monocentric study. This study wants to test if among a smoking cessation intervention, behavioural counselling by video session is related to higher compliance and higher success rate than standard smoking cessation activity (face to face counselling).
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 50
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Strong smokers (pack years \>= 20)
• Over or equal the age of 50
• Able to sign specific informed consent for the study
Locations
Other Locations
Italy
Scientific Institute Ospedale San Raffaele
RECRUITING
Milan
Contact Information
Primary
Pierluigi Novellis, Medical Doctor
novellis.pierluigi@hsr.it
+39 022643
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-01-11
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 189
Treatments
face-to-face interviews
The group that will carry out the psychological counselling in the presence will have 6 meetings (spread over 6 months) with a psychologist at the anti-smoking center in the hospital and a final phone call 12 months after the first meeting to verify the maintenance of abstinence.
video interviews
The group that will be followed in remote mode will carry out the same number of interviews as the group described above and a 12-months call will also be made to them to check the state of abstinence.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Scientific Institute San Raffaele