Increasing Nicotine Replacement Therapy Prescribing and Lung Cancer Screening in Hospitalized Patients Using an Innovative Non-Interruptive Alert Within the Electronic Health Record Provider Note
Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
Trial Details
| Condition | Tobacco Use Disorder |
| Intervention | EHR alert |
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Active |
| Participants | 220 |
| Est. Completion | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Last Updated | 8 May 2026 |
Primary Outcome
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) prescribing rates during hospitalization; Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) prescribing rates at discharge; Rate of referral to outpatient tobacco cessation clinic
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Patients Inclusion Criteria: * Hospitalized patients admitted to a General Medicine Service at MUSC Charleston * Identified as actively smoking tobacco via nursing admission screening * Admitted by a resident physician participating in the study (as indicated by the H\&P note) Exclusion Criteria: • None Resident Physicians: Inclusion Criteria: • Internal medicine resident physicians rotating on the hospitalist service at MUSC Health Charleston Exclusion Criteria: • None
Trial Sites
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