Technological Innovations in Behavioral Treatments for Cigarette Smoking

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cigarette Smoking
• Interventions: Behavioral: Reinforcement for the abstinence of smoking; Behavioral: Reinforcement for submission of videos with CO sample

• Registration Number: NCT00926939
• Lead Sponsor: National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate a sustainable and broadly accessible treatment delivery model (Motiv8) for smoking cessation based on abstinence-reinforcement.

Detailed Description

Smokers are randomly assigned to one of two groups: an Abstinence Contingent (AC) group and a Submission Contingent (SC) group. The AC group receives vouchers for abstaining from smoking (measured by a carbon monoxide monitor and confirmed through video-submission), and the SC group receives vouchers for submitting videos of their carbon monoxide breath tests. Both groups take videos of their CO-monitoring on a secure website designed for the study, as well as receive standard care counseling and education related to smoking cessation. The main intervention lasts four weeks, and a three-week maintenance phase will follow. Assessments will be conducted at intake, week four (end of the main treatment phase), and at three and six months after the intervention period is completed

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-06
• Study First Submitted: 2009-06-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-06-23
• Study First Posted: 2009-06-24
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-08
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

• Self-reported smoker
• Permission to contact applicant by phone
• Ability to use the internet

Exclusion Criteria

• Self-report of a history of or current severe or unstable medical or psychiatric illness that would interfere with the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Abstinence Contingent (AC)	Reinforcement for the abstinence of smoking	This group will receive vouchers contingent on smoking reduction and smoking abstinence (confirmed through video submissions). Abstinence is defined as a CO sample of 4ppm or less.
Submission Contingent (SC)	Reinforcement for submission of videos with CO sample	This group receives vouchers for submitting videos of their CO breath test.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
CO sample of ≤ 4ppm	4 weeks, 7 weeks during intervention; 3 months and 6 months after intervention
Participant reporting not smoking, not even a puff in the last 7 days.	4 weeks, 7 weeks during intervention; 3 months and 6 months after intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Twice-daily breath CO samples obtained during treatment period.	First 4 weeks of treatment
The longest duration of sustained abstinence based on the twice-daily breath samples during the treatment period.	First 4 weeks of treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Development and Research Institutes; 🇺🇸 New York City, New York, United States