Plain English Summary
Not provided at time of registration
Trial website
Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Jörg Resler
ORCID ID
Contact details
Bubertstr.4
Borkum
26757
Germany
+49 (0) 4922/9212000
joerg.resler@nordseeklinik-borkum.de
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
ESMOREHA
Study hypothesis
1. Patients who complete intensive follow-up programs more frequently quit or reduce their smoking than those without such an intervention.
2. The smoking cessation program in Borkum is at least as successful as comparable programs.
3. The quit date method leads to a higher long-therm outcome relative to nicotine abstinence.
Ethics approval
Ethics Committee of the Medical Association of Lower Saxony Germany, approval received on the 22nd September 2005.
Study design
Monocentric, prospective, randomised controlled study.
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Smoking addiction
Intervention
Follow-up reminder calls and refresher courses for 12 months versus care as usual.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Reduction of the risk of nicotine-associated illness.
Secondary outcome measures
1. Quality of life improvement
2. Reduction in direct and indirect costs
Overall trial start date
01/07/2006
Overall trial end date
31/05/2009
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Patients of the Nordseeklinik
2. Funded by the Deutsche Rentenversicherung Rheinland
3. Patients who are older than 18
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
580
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Patients who are younger than 18
2. Linguistic or intellectual deficits
3. Missing agreement
Recruitment start date
01/07/2006
Recruitment end date
31/05/2009
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Trial participating centre
Bubertstr.4
Borkum
26757
Germany
Sponsor information
Organisation
Refonet (Germany)
Sponsor details
Burgweg 3
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
53445
Germany
+49 (0) 264 190620
service@refonet.de
Sponsor type
Industry
Website
Funders
Funder type
Industry
Funder name
Refonet (Germany)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary