Can safety managers help construction workers kick the habit?
NCT ID NCT06098144
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a smoking cessation program in the construction industry, where safety managers are trained to help workers quit smoking. About 608 construction workers will receive nicotine gum and access to a telephone quit-line. The goal is to find the most effective and cost-efficient way to help workers stop smoking and stay smoke-free for at least 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nicotine replacement gum (Nicorette)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a cost-effective, scalable way to help construction workers quit smoking, improving their health and reducing tobacco-related disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 4 study, so the intervention is already approved; however, success depends on worker participation and adherence, and results may not apply to other industries or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 608 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
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: Company leaders: * ≥ 18 years * Involved in decision making * Willing to participate in the implementation development and evaluation Safety Managers: \- ≥ 18 years Self-identified as a safety manager or superintendent Have no plans to leave the company in the next year Speak either English or Spanish Non-cigarette smoker Willing to receive training in smoking cessation treatment Willing to deliver the smoking cessation treatment to workers Construction Workers: * Be a construction worker * ≥ 18 years * Have smoked on average 5 or more cigarettes daily for the past year * Willing to make a serious quit attempt in the next 30 days * Willing to receive treatment from the Florida Tobacco Quitline. * Planning to stay in the company for the next 6 months * Own a telephone and plan to keep it active for the next 12 months Exclusion Criteria: Safety Managers: \- Current cigarette smoker
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Don Soffer Clinical Research Center
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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