Virtual coach teams up with local health workers to fight smoking in public housing

NCT ID NCT06289192

Summary

This small pilot study tested whether a program using a virtual counselor on a tablet, combined with support from a community health worker, is a practical and acceptable way to help people quit smoking. It involved 15 adults from public housing in Baltimore who wanted to quit. The program provided counseling, free nicotine patches or gum, and helped connect eligible participants to lung cancer screening.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Chase House Apartments

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

  • Monument East

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, United States

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