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Group Counseling for Smoking Cessation

NCT00104481 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2011-12-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of group therapy for cigarette smoking cessation. The group meets for 8 sessions and includes education and group discussion about the effects of smoking and ways to cope with withdrawal symptoms and other challenges to maintaining abstinence. In one condition, the groups also learn techniques based on cognitive therapy, to help cope with negative feelings.

Conditions

  • Smoking

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

cognitive behavior therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David A Haaga, Ph.D. · American University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31
Completion
2007-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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