Attentional Bias Modification Training for E-cigarette Users

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Tobacco Use Cessation; E-cigarette Use
• Interventions: Behavioral: Placebo attention control training; Behavioral: Computerized attentional bias modification training

• Registration Number: NCT05112562
• Lead Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Brief Summary

Aims are to (1) evaluate attentional bias to e-cigarette cues between the intervention and control groups at post-intervention as compared to the pre-intervention; and (2) test the feasibility and efficacy of the intervention at post-intervention. To accomplish these aims, a theory-driven parallel, controlled 2-arm randomized clinical trial will be conducted with young adult e-cigarette users (approximately N = 50). Outcomes are attentional bias to e-cigarette cues and abstinence outcomes including nicotine dependence, and arousal/urges for e-cigarette use.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-06-09
• Study First Submitted: 2021-09-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-10-27
• Study First Posted: 2021-11-09
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-04
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-31
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 and 29 years
• Those who use ENDS exclusively, not combining with other tobacco, for 3 consecutive months
• Those who own a smartphone.

Exclusion criteria:

• Current medication or psychosocial treatment for ENDS dependence
• Serious alcohol-use problems (≥ 26 points on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test)
• Ophthalmic conditions impeding eye-tracking
• Current psychiatric/psychosocial treatment for other mental health disorders in the DSM-5 (e.g., schizophrenia)
• Pregnancy.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Placebo attention control training	Placebo attention control training	-
Computerized attentional bias modification training	Computerized attentional bias modification training	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Attentional bias to e-cigarette cues measured by cueing task	4-months follow up	Attentional bias measured by time in milliseconds between cue and response in cueing task

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subjective urges for e-cigarette use	4-momnth follow up	Subjective urges for ENDS use measured by E-cigarette Use Patterns questionnaire)
Nicotine dependence	4-month follow up	Nicotine dependence measured by Penn State E-Cigarette Dependence Index

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; 🇺🇸 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States