Clinical trial NCT02564653: Implementing Tobacco Use Guidelines in Community Health Centers in Vietnam Public Health System
Official title: Implementing Tobacco Use Guidelines in Community Health Centers in Vietnam Public Health System:a Rural Model
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Tobacco Use Cessation
Lead sponsor: NYU Langone Health
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2015-10-01
Enrollment: 4733
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Vietnam has a smoking prevalence that is the second highest among South East Asian countries (SEACs). With a population of approximately 90 million, Vietnam also has the second largest total number of adult smokers (over 16 million) in SEA. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), most reductions in mortality from tobacco use in the near future will be achieved through helping current users quit. Tobacco use treatment, as defined by the U.S. Preventive Health Service Guideline (Guideline) on Treating Tobacco use and Dependence, is evidence-based and highly cost-effective. Yet, in the U.S. and globally, adoption of recommended care is suboptimal. The objective of this proposal is to fill the current research-to-practice gap by conducting a randomized controlled trial that compares the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of two practical and highly replicable strategies for implementing evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of tobacco use in public health clinics in Vietnam. The proposed implementation strategies draw on evidence-based approaches, and the WHO's recently released guidelines for implementing Article 14 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The FCTC is an evidence-based treaty that was developed by the WHO in response to the globalization of the tobacco epidemic. Vietnam ratified the FCTC in 2004; however, they have not taken steps to implement Article 14 which specifies the need to integrate best practices for treating tobacco use and dependence into routine preventive care. The proposed implementation strategies also build on the growing literature that supports the effectiveness of integrating community health workers as members of the health care team to improve access to preventive services.

Detailed description: The long-term goal of the project is to develop a generalizable model for implementing evidence-based tobacco use treatment within existing health systems locally and globally. The objective of this proposal is to fill the current research-to-practice gap by conducting a randomized controlled trial that compares the effectiveness and cost of two practical and highly replicable strategies for implementing evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of tobacco use in public health clinics and community based settings in Vietnam. The proposed implementation strategies draw on evidence-based approaches and the WHO's recently released guidelines for implementing Article 14 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The FCTC is an evidence-based treaty that was developed by the WHO in response to the globalization of the tobacco epidemic Article 14specifies the need to integrate clinical best practices for treating tobacco use and dependence into routine preventive care. The proposed implementation strategies also build on the growing literature that supports the effectiveness of integrating community health workers as members of the health care team to improve access to preventive services.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient eligibility:
* Current patients at community health center for routine visit
* 18 years or older
* Current or regular smoker (\>1 cigarette in past 7 days)
* Willingness to complete survey
* 18 years or older
* Willingness to complete survey or interview

Primary outcomes:
measure: Adherence to tobacco use treatment guidelines and costs
timeFrame: Up to 12 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Smoking abstinence
timeFrame: Up to 12 months
Other outcomes:
measure: Barriers and facilitators for tobacco use treatment
timeFrame: Up to 12 months
Locations:
city: New York
country: United States
facility: NYU Langone Medical Center
state: New York
Study officials:
affiliation: NYU School of Medicine
name: Donna Shelley, MD, MPH
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: VanDevanter N, Vu M, Nguyen A, Nguyen T, Van Minh H, Nguyen NT, Shelley DR. A qualitative assessment of factors influencing implementation and sustainability of evidence-based tobacco use treatment in Vietnam health centers. Implement Sci. 2020 Sep 9;15(1):73. doi: 10.1186/s13012-020-01035-6.
citation: VanDevanter N, Kumar P, Nguyen N, Nguyen L, Nguyen T, Stillman F, Weiner B, Shelley D. Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to assess factors that may influence implementation of tobacco use treatment guidelines in the Viet Nam public health care delivery system. Implement Sci. 2017 Feb 28;12(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13012-017-0558-z.