30 Participants Needed

iMD for Quitting Smoking in Cancer Patients

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Overseen ByJanice Tsoh
Age: 18+
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
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 proposed pilot study aims to develop and test a patient video educational tool, an interactive Mobile Doctor (iMD), that can be integrated in radiation oncology setting to effectively engage cancer patients receiving treatment at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to facilitate smoking cessation and maintaining smoking abstinence in the context of their radiation treatment.This study is the first to address tobacco use among can patients receiving radiation therapy that targets both tobacco cessation (current users) and maintaining abstinence (former users who have recently quit).

Who Is on the Research Team?

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Janice Tsoh, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of California, San Francisco

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for adults who can consent to participate, understand the study, and will follow it through. They must have used tobacco in the past year and be starting or currently receiving radiation therapy for cancer at UCSF. People with contraindications, cognitive or medical issues as judged by their care team, hearing/vision disabilities affecting intervention participation, or those already done with radiation therapy cannot join.

Inclusion Criteria

Ability of individual or legal guardian/representative to understand a written informed consent document, and the willingness to sign it.
I am starting or currently undergoing radiation therapy for cancer at a UCSF location.
I understand and can follow the study's procedures.
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Exclusion Criteria

Inability to understand spoken and written English
I have no health issues preventing me from undergoing study procedures.
I have finished my radiation therapy for cancer.
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Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Treatment

Participants receive up to 3 iMD sessions prior to their completion of radiation therapy, including computerized assessments and tailored videos

Up to 3 months
3 sessions (in-person or virtual)

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for tobacco abstinence and referral requests after treatment

3 months

Long-term follow-up

Participants are monitored for additional outcomes such as referral requests and abstinence

Up to 9 months

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • Interactive Mobile Doctor (iMD)
Trial Overview The study is testing an educational video tool called Interactive Mobile Doctor (iMD) designed to help cancer patients undergoing radiation at UCSF quit smoking or maintain abstinence from tobacco use during their treatment.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Interactive Mobile Doctor (iMD) InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

University of California, San Francisco

Lead Sponsor

Trials
2,636
Recruited
19,080,000+

Tobacco Related Disease Research Program

Collaborator

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27
Recruited
26,300+
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