Automated calls help cancer patients kick the habit
NCT ID NCT05829824
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program called CareConnect that uses automated phone calls to help cancer patients stop smoking. About 400 cancer patients who smoked took part. The program gave them educational messages and connected them to resources like quitlines or websites. The goal was to see if more people would use these resources to quit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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400 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18 years and older. 2. Able to understand study procedures and to comply with them for the entire length of the study. 3. Ability of individual or legal guardian/representative to understand a written informed consent document, and the willingness to sign it. 4. English, Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin speaking. 5. Self-reported current use of tobacco, including e-cigarette on EHR. 6. Has a diagnosis of cancer. 7. Has been seen by a prescribing provider within a UCSF Cancer Center-affiliated clinical department within the past 3 months. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Contraindication to any study-related procedure or assessment. 2. No valid contact telephone number. 3. Currently hospitalized or having been discharged from inpatient setting within the past month (according to EHR).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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