Autopsy report · NCT03128554

Smoking Reduction: Testing a Novel Approach to Cessation in Primary Care Practice Settings

“Funding was withdrawn in January 2020. Covid-19 pandemic prevented the study from continuing to a point where it would need to be restarted. Multiple participants dropped out throughout pandemic.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 1 year 11 months before it started.
• Ran for about 2 years 1 month before it stopped.
• 37 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Interventions

Intervention with Training and Materials

Participants

37

Sites

1

Countries

Canada

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Look deeper

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