New strategy aims to help mentally ill veterans quit smoking
NCT ID NCT07455526
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 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.
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.
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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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About 65 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: Providers: * VA Maryland Health Care System patient care providers serving Veterans in Critical Time Intervention, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center, Mental Health Integrative Case Management, or outpatient psychiatry clinics Veterans receiving direct letters: * Had an appointment in VA Maryland Health Care System, Critical Time Intervention, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center, Mental Health Integrative Case Management, or outpatient psychiatry clinics in the last 30 days * Diagnosed with a serious mental illness * Positive tobacco use screen * Appointment scheduled with an outpatient psychiatric prescriber in the next 30 days * Of note, study staff are not directly recruiting Veterans for this implementation intervention component Veteran chart review: * All Veterans actively enrolled in VAMHCS medical facilities with at least one encounter during a given period with available smoking health factor data * Of note, study staff are not directly recruiting veterans for this data analysis Exclusion Criteria: Providers: * None Veterans receiving direct letters: * Active prescription for bupropion, varenicline, or any nicotine replacement therapy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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