Design and initial enrollment in the Vascular Physicians Offer and Report (VAPOR) trial.

ABSTRACT: Although patient smoking cessation is a key priority for vascular surgeons, significant variation exists in the manner in which vascular surgeons address this key process of care. We describe a multicenter, cluster-randomized trial that compares a standardized, brief smoking cessation intervention to usual care for patients facing vascular surgery or endovascular interventions. Eight centers were randomized to provide usual care for smoking cessation or a standardized protocol consisting of (1) physician "very brief advice" to stop smoking, (2) offering nicotine replacement therapy, and (3) referral to a phone-based counseling service. Trial enrollment began on September 1, 2014. At present, 142 patients had been enrolled in the trial across eight sites. Compared with patients in the usual

SUBMITTER: Spangler EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5292248 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature