# Comparing an Opt-out to an opt-in Approach for Smoking Cessation in VA Primary Care Clinics

> **NCT03477435** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **VA Office of Research and Development** · enrollment: 1365 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Tobacco Use

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Staff training and academic detailing

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03477435
- **Lead sponsor:** VA Office of Research and Development
- **Sponsor class:** FED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2019-08-28
- **Primary completion:** 2027-04-01
- **Final completion:** 2027-04-01
- **Target enrollment:** 1365 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03477435

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03477435, "Comparing an Opt-out to an opt-in Approach for Smoking Cessation in VA Primary Care Clinics". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03477435. Licensed CC0.

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