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Official title Integrating Financial Coaching and Smoking Cessation Coaching
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05154669
What this study is testing
What is Nicotine Replacement Therapy Agent - Patches?
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Agent - Patches is an investigational medicine, being studied as a potential treatment for smoking.
Plain-language explanation of the investigational treatment - it is being studied and is not an approved or proven therapy. The study team can confirm the details.
- What it's testing
- This study conduct a two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial. The study will recruit and randomize 900 smokers (n=450 per arm) to either: (1) Control: Standard Smoking Cessation Counseling or (2) Intervention: Integrated Financial-Smoking Cessation Counseling.
- Phase 3: a large, late-stage study
- Which group you join is decided by chance.
A plain-language read of the study's public ClinicalTrials.gov listing. The study team confirms the details.
Who can take part
Ages 18 to 100. Healthy volunteers may be eligible.
You may be able to join if
- age ≥18 years,
- smokes ≥5 cigarettes per day,
- interested in receiving smoking and financial counseling,
- self-reported income below 200% of the current federal poverty level,
- New York City resident,
You likely can't join if
- people who know a current past study participant (to avoid intervention contamination)
- People who have a medical contraindication to using nicotine replacement therapy:
- allergy to nicotine patch
- pregnancy or intention to become pregnant over the next 12 months
- breastfeeding
- heart attack in the past 2 months
See the full eligibility criteria
- age ≥18 years,
- smokes ≥5 cigarettes per day,
- interested in receiving smoking and financial counseling,
- self-reported income below 200% of the current federal poverty level,
- New York City resident,
- speaks English or Spanish language (the interventions and measures have not been validated in other languages),
- able to provide informed consent, and
- does not have a representative who manages his/her funds.
- people who know a current past study participant (to avoid intervention contamination)
- People who have a medical contraindication to using nicotine replacement therapy:
- allergy to nicotine patch
- pregnancy or intention to become pregnant over the next 12 months
- breastfeeding
- heart attack in the past 2 months
- underlying arrhythmia
- ongoing or worsening angina.
The study team makes the final eligibility decision.
Where it's taking place
- New York, New York, United States
Questions & answers
Do participants get paid in this trial?
This listing doesn't specify compensation. Many trials still reimburse travel or offer a stipend, so it's worth asking the study team when you connect.
Is it free to join, and do I need insurance?
Searching and applying through BridgeMD is free. In clinical trials the study-related treatment and visits are generally provided at no cost to you. You usually don't need insurance to take part - confirm specifics with the study team.
How long does this study last?
The listing doesn't state an exact length. The study team walks you through the schedule and number of visits before you decide to enroll.
Who can join this trial?
This study is enrolling all sexes, 18 years to 100 years. Healthy volunteers may be eligible. The study team makes the final eligibility decision.
Where is this trial taking place?
Study sites include New York, New York, United States. Enter your location above to see the nearest site and check your eligibility.
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BridgeMD is an information and trial-matching tool - not medical advice, and not the study sponsor. Details come from ClinicalTrials.gov; the study team decides eligibility.