Chiropractic Treatment With Counseling Versus Counseling Alone for Promoting Smoking Cessation

Phase 1

Terminated

• Conditions: Smoking
• Interventions: Behavioral: Counseling; Procedure: Chiropractic adjustment

• Registration Number: NCT01689168
• Lead Sponsor: Southern California University of Health Sciences

Brief Summary

Tobacco use is the number one killer of Americans today. Most current smokers have tried and failed to quit at least once. Smokers are addicted to the nicotine in tobacco products, and withdrawal from smoking can lead to physical symptoms such as irritability, anxiety, nervousness, depression and insomnia.

This study will examine the effects of tobacco cessation counseling and chiropractic treatments on smokers who desire to quit.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted: 2012-06-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2012-09-21
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2014-05
• Status Verified: 2015-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-05-18
• Last Update Posted: 2015-05-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults 18 yrs and above
• Smokers with desire to quit smoking

Exclusion Criteria

• Received chiropractic treatment or other manipulative therapies within the last month
• Have received any therapy for smoking cessation during the last month
• Visceral, systemic or joint inflammatory disease
• A history of low back surgery
• Osteoporosis
• Prolonged systemic corticosteroid medication
• Pregnancy
• Recent spinal fracture

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Counseling plus chiropractic adjustments	Counseling	-
Counseling alone	Counseling	-
Counseling plus chiropractic adjustments	Chiropractic adjustment	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tobacco cessation	Smoking diary will be complete for 3 months	Has the subject quit smoking?
Urinary cotinine	Baseline, 14, 30, 60 and 90 days	An urinary test for nicotine metabolites

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight	Baseline, 14, 30, 60 days
Blood pressure	Baseline, 14, 30, 60 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Health Center - Whittier; 🇺🇸 Whittier, California, United States