New strategy aims to help mentally ill veterans quit smoking

NCT ID NCT07455526

First seen Mar 19, 2026

Summary

This study tests a program to help mental health providers prescribe smoking cessation medications to veterans with serious mental illness. Researchers will work with 65 providers and veterans to see if the program is acceptable and practical. The goal is to overcome barriers that keep these veterans from getting treatment for tobacco use.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show a practical way to get more veterans with serious mental illness the help they need to quit smoking.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-stage study focused on provider behavior, not patient outcomes. It may not lead to widespread changes or directly help patients quit.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

nicotine dependence psychiatric disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.