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Hospital patients get personalized coaching to quit smoking, drink less, and eat better

NCT ID NCT07441603

Prevention Sponsor: University Medicine Greifswald Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
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Completed
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 6 times

Summary

This study tests a program called PAL that gives hospital patients personalized feedback on smoking, drinking, diet, and exercise. About 788 patients will be split into two groups: one gets the feedback and support, the other gets usual care. The goal is to see if this low-cost approach helps people make lasting healthy changes.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Proactive Automatized Lifestyle intervention (behavioral feedback program)
What this could lead to
If effective, this program could be widely used in hospitals to help patients adopt healthier habits and prevent chronic diseases.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage behavioral trial with no drug. Results rely on self-reported changes, and the effect may be small or not last long-term.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 788 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2026

Expected to finish

Jun 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 64 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Admitted to participating wards of the University Medicine Hospital Greifswald on Mondays through Thursdays Exclusion Criteria: * cognitively or physically incapable * presence of a highly infectious disease * discharged or transferred within the first 24 hours * already recruited for study during previous stay * insufficient German language skills * employed the conducting research department * accompanying persons * no email address (and no phone number)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

alcohol abuse Alcohol Drinking Health Risk Behaviors Motor Activity Smoking Tobacco Smoking

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Alcohol use Health risk behaviors Insufficient physical activity Tobacco smoking Unhealthy diet Unhealthy diet, exercise, smoking, and alcohol use Vegetable intake

How to take part

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  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Medicine Hospital Greifswald

    RECRUITING

    Greifswald, 17495, Germany

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