NYCHA Mindfulness-based Smoking Cessation Intervention
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Mindfulness Based addition treatment
- Registration Number
- NCT04334187
- Lead Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
- Brief Summary
The study will assess feasibility, accessibility and impact of a mindfulness-based smoking cessation group intervention for New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents. Residents who smoke to receive an 8-week intervention. Participants will also be offered 4 weeks of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).
- Detailed Description
The primary objective of this research is to examine the feasibility, accessibility and impact of a mindfulness-based smoking cessation program for NYCHA residents.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
- Age ≥18 years
- Current smoker (>= 5 cigarettes per day). Dual tobacco users are eligible as long as their primary tobacco product is cigarettes.
- Ready to quit smoking cigarettes within 30 days
- Able to attend the 8 weekly MBAT sessions at the scheduled days/times
- NYCHA resident
- English language
- Able to provide informed consent
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) score indicating current risk for depression
- Self-reported diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizotypal disorder or other psychotic disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Smoke Cessation Group Mindfulness Based addition treatment Mindfulness-based smoking cessation sessions will follow the mindfulness based addiction treatment (MBAT) intervention for smoking cessation. Sessions are in group format for two hours, weekly. Two groups of sessions with about 10 participants per group will be organized.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of participants who perceive the Mindfulness based addiction treatment as effective 3 months Participants who self-report 7-day abstinence in the final follow up survey (3 months) will provide a biochemically validated saliva sample
Number of participants who perceive the Mindfulness based addiction treatment as useful at time of Enrollment Baseline Participants will report their perceived usefulness and effectiveness of the intervention using self reported surveys at enrollment (baseline).
Number of participants who perceive the Mindfulness based addiction treatment as useful after last MBAT session. 2 months Number of participants will report their perceived usefulness and effectiveness of the intervention using self reported surveys after their last MBAT session (2 months after enrollment).
Number of participants who perceive the Mindfulness based addiction treatment as useful post treatment 3 months Participants will report their perceived usefulness and effectiveness of the intervention using self reported surveys one month after completing treatment (3 months post-enrollment).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of participants who adhered to the Mindfulness based addiction treatment 3 months This will be reported in the number of sessions attended and completed mindfulness exercises in between the sessions.
Number of participants who self reported abstinence 2 months This will be self reported at the end of the treatment (2 months)