New program helps formerly homeless quit smoking at home
NCT ID NCT04855357
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a voluntary program to help formerly homeless adults living in supportive housing make their homes smoke-free. Researchers provided one-on-one counseling to residents and trained staff to offer smoking cessation referrals. The trial involved 452 participants across 20 housing sites in the San Francisco Bay Area, aiming to reduce smoking and secondhand smoke exposure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (counseling and staff training)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help formerly homeless adults voluntarily adopt smoke-free homes, reducing smoking rates and secondhand smoke exposure in supportive housing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but results may not apply to all housing settings. The intervention relies on voluntary participation, so some residents may not adopt smoke-free homes.
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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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452 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Mar 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18 years or older 2. Ability 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. Current smokers \[(smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime, daily or non-daily smoking in the past 7 days and at least 5 cigarettes per day, verified by expired Carbon Monoxide (CO)\>= 8 parts per million (ppm) who smoke in their homes. 5. Expect to live in the PSH site for at least 12 months 6. English proficient. Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Contraindication to any study-related procedure or assessment.
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Conditions
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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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