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Periodontal Intervention for Smoking cessation (PARIS): Combining individual-based smoking cessation counseling, pharmacotherapy, and dental hygiene intervention
ISRCTN ISRCTN67470159
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title Periodontal Intervention for Smoking cessation (PARIS): Combining individual-based smoking cessation counseling, pharmacotherapy, and dental hygiene intervention
Scientific title A pilot study combining individual-based smoking cessation counseling, pharmacotherapy, and dental hygiene intervention
Acronym PARIS
Serial number at source N/A
Study hypothesis The present study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of integrating dentists in a medical smoking cessation intervention.
Lay summary
Ethics approval The Lausanne University ethics comittee approved on the 2nd of October 2007 (ref: 230/07)
Study design A non-controlled feasibility pilot study
Countries of recruitment Switzerland
Disease/condition/study domain Tobacco Use Prevention
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Age between 18 and 70
2. Currently smoking for ≥ 3 years at least 10 cig./day
3. Motivation to quit smoking of 6/10 or more on the Likert Scale (from 0 to 10)
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. Current pharmacological use to quit smoking
2. Presence of an unstable or life-threatening medical condition
3. Current psychiatric illness
4. At risk alcohol consumption
5. Illegal drug consumption, such as cannabis
6. Meets American Heart Association's criteria for antibiotic-prophylaxis before dental intervention (Wilson, et al., 2007)
7. Long-term bisphosphonate treatment
8. Recent oral hygiene intervention (< 6 months)
Anticipated start date 01/10/2007
Anticipated end date 01/01/2009
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material Not available in web format, please use contact details below to request a patient information sheet (In French)
Target number of participants 40
Interventions Smokers willing to quit underwent an 8-week smoking cessation intervention combining individual-based counseling and nicotine replacement therapy and/or bupropion, provided by a general internist. In addition, a dentist provided a dental exam combined with oral hygiene treatment and information about chronic effects of smoking on oral health during two visits, at week 1 and week 2.
Primary outcome measure(s) Feasibility and acceptability of the dentist intervention, assessed by a hetero-administered questionnaire for the patient at 8 weeks.
Secondary outcome measure(s) 1. Smoking cessation rates, assesed by hetero-administered questionnaire and carbon monoxide expiration test at 8 weeks and 6 months.
2. Changes in orodental status, assessed by an oro-dental exam by the dentist at the 2nd visit
Sources of funding 1. Swiss Tobacco Prevention Fund (Switzerland)
2. Federal Office for Public Health (Office Fédéral de la Santé Publique [OFSP]) (Switzerland) - Smoking Prevention Fund (Fonds de prévention du tabagisme)
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Contact name Prof  Jacques  Cornuz
  Address Dept Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine
Lausanne University Hospital
44, Bugnon Avenue
  City/town Lausanne
  Zip/Postcode 1011
  Country Switzerland
Sponsor Swiss Tobacco Prevention Fund (Switzerland)
  Address Office fédéral de la santé publique
Fonds de prévention du tabagisme
Case postale
  City/town Berne
  Zip/Postcode 3003
  Country Switzerland
  Sponsor website: http://www.bag.admin.ch/tabak_praevention/index.html?lang=fr
Date applied 01/02/2010
Last edited 10/03/2010
Date ISRCTN assigned 10/03/2010
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