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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
GroupInterventionDescription
Brief-Duration CounselingExtended Duration Behavioral Smoking Cessation Counseling3-Month Duration
Moderate Duration CounselingExtended Duration Behavioral Smoking Cessation Counseling6-Month Duration
Extended Duration CounselingExtended Duration Behavioral Smoking Cessation Counseling12-Month Duration
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of subjects abstinent by treatment group at 1 year post-cessation.One year
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of subjects abstinent by treatment group at 2 years post-cessation.Two years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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