Smoking Cessation in Alcoholics

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking Cessation; Alcohol Consumption
• Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioural smoking cessation program; Behavioral: Autogenic training

• Registration Number: NCT00963482
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Brief Summary

Most alcohol-dependent individuals are heavy smokers. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether a specific smoking cessation program (based on cognitive-behavioral therapy) for inpatient alcohol-dependent smokers is more effective than a control condition (treatment as usual).

Detailed Description

The study is designed as a randomised, controlled trial conducted in an inpatient alcohol treatment institution. Shortly after alcohol detoxification, smokers are offered to voluntarily participate in a smoking cessation program. Participation is possible if patients either want to stop smoking or to reduce their consumption for at least 50%. Patients are asked about their smoking behaviour at the following time points: at admission (T0), after finishing the smoking cessation program or the control condition (T1), one month later by phone (T2) and six months later in a closing meeting (T3). Urine samples and CO-breath controls are taken to check both nicotine and alcohol abstinence.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-07
• Study First Submitted: 2009-08-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-08-20
• Study First Posted: 2009-08-21
• Primary Completion: 2010-01
• Study Completion: 2011-08
• Results First Submitted: 2012-02-01
• Results First Submitted QC: 2012-03-19
• Results First Posted: 2012-04-13
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-09
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 103

Inclusion Criteria

• alcohol-dependent
• smoker
• intend to stop or reduce smoking for at least 50%

Exclusion Criteria

• taking part in another smoking cessation program
• being pregnant
• not able to understand instruction due to cognitive impairment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Cognitive-behavioural smoking cessation program	Cognitive-behavioural smoking cessation program
Control group	Autogenic training	Autogenic training

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Smoke-free Patients	6 months	Smoke-free defined with following measures: * patients self-report about smoking in the last 7 days (yes/no); * CO-level (smoke-free \<10ppm); * urine sample (cotinine)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Drinking in the Last 7 Days (Patients Report + Urine Sample)	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel; 🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland