Duration of Behavioral Counseling Treatment Needed to Optimize Smoking Abstinence
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Tobacco Addiction
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Extended Duration Behavioral Smoking Cessation Counseling
- Registration Number
- NCT01038414
- Lead Sponsor
- Harvard University Faculty of Medicine
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if extending the behavioral smoking-cessation treatment period to one year will significantly improve cessation outcomes among those planning a quit attempt.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 450
Inclusion Criteria
- Daily Cigarette Smokers
Exclusion Criteria
- Smokers with active atherosclerotic heart disease, severe cardiac arrhythmias, uncontrolled hypertension, severe peripheral vascular disease, pre-controlled diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, lactation or likely to become pregnant during the study period, and chronic dermatologic disease.
- Smokers who meet DSM-IV lifetime criteria for conditions such as schizo-affective disorder and schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, or who have had alcohol or drug dependence issues within the past year.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Brief-Duration Counseling Extended Duration Behavioral Smoking Cessation Counseling 3-Month Duration Moderate Duration Counseling Extended Duration Behavioral Smoking Cessation Counseling 6-Month Duration Extended Duration Counseling Extended Duration Behavioral Smoking Cessation Counseling 12-Month Duration
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of subjects abstinent by treatment group at 1 year post-cessation. One year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of subjects abstinent by treatment group at 2 years post-cessation. Two years
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States