Pilot trial of nicotine replacement therapy sampling in a dental care clinic
Abstract
Introduction: Nicotine replacement therapy sampling (NRTS) refers to providing all smokers, regardless of interest in quitting, with free samples of over-the-counter NRT. NRTS has been shown to increase quit attempts and abstinence. Aims: We conducted a pilot trial with a goal to establish the feasibility and acceptability of NRTS in a dental clinic, where providing free samples is routine and universal. Methods: Participants (N = 30) completed a baseline survey and were randomized to receive or not receive a 2-week supply of NRT samples (14 mg patches and 4 mg lozenges) in a 3:1 ratio. Results: We enrolled 30 of 50 potentially eligible patients, of whom 26 completed a 4-week follow-up survey. At follow-up, 61% of the NRT group reported use of the samples and 26% said they used more NRT obtained on their own. In the No NRT group, only one patient reported using NRT. No patients reported past week abstinence, but 43% of the NRT group vs. 29% of the No NRT group reported making a quit attempt lasting longer than 24 h. Conclusions: The pattern of results suggests that conducting a larger trial would be feasible and that the NRTS intervention was acceptable to dental patients.
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- Authors
- Bloom, E. L., Carpenter, M. J., Walaska, K., Hunt, L., Keable, K., Rayani, M., & Japuntich, S. J.
- Affiliations
- Brown University (US)
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- Miriam Hospital (US)
- Rhode Island Hospital (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bloom, Erika Litvin
- Venue
- Journal of Smoking Cessation
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2019-09-18
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-5
- ISSN
- 0965-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1834-2612
- OpenAlex
- W2973728738
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Smoking Cessation (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
- Keywords
- over-the-counter nicotine products, smoking cessation, dental patients, feasibility and acceptability, nicotine patch, nicotine lozenges, quit attempts, abstinence
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