Early Withdrawal Exposure and Negative Affect Withdrawal (NAW) Regulation Training for Smoking Cessation
University of Alabama at Birmingham
400 participants
Aug 1, 2019
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Smoking remains the single most preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, accounting for approximately half a million deaths every year. The current study will investigate the efficacy and mechanisms of change of a novel smoking cessation intervention. The current study will thus provide essential information regarding a treatment that has the potential to enhance the efficacy of existing smoking cessation interventions, thereby having a beneficial impact on the public health of the United States.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- at least 18 years of age
- smoke at least 5 cigarettes per day
- Expired breath carbon monoxide (CO) reading of at least five parts per million
- report the intention to quit
- reside in the Birmingham area with no plan to relocate outside of the area in the next 6 months
- access to a telephone
Exclusion Criteria6
- inability to speak English
- presence of a condition that contraindicates use of the nicotine patch
- presence of conditions that might interfere with compliance with the protocol or greatly complicate treatment
- any acutely life-threatening disease
- concurrent participation in a formal treatment program for smoking cessation
- current use of any pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation
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Interventions
Participants will generate and refine individualized withdrawal regulation strategies with the aid of a therapist
Participants will generate and refine relaxation techniques with the aid of a therapist
Exposure to the first 4 hours of abstinence across 4 separate sessions
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NCT03912194