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Effect of Stress-management and Biofeedback on Craving in Smoking Abstinence: A Pilot Study

NCT01080092 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2011-12-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Craving is one of the most prominent reasons for relapse after smoking cessation. Mainly pharmacological aids (NRT, bupropion, varenicline) try to counter this condition. This project aims to evaluate the effect of stress-management and a short breathing technique, reinforced by means of visualisation , on the experience of craving in smokers who are prepared to stay abstinent for at least 3 hours before the start of the intervention. It is expected that this strategy can provide supplementary gains in craving control.

Conditions

  • Smoking Cessation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

breathing technique

breathing technique as a stress management technique, reinforced by biofeedback

BEHAVIORAL

behavioral strategies

the control group reads a paper on the properties and components of tobacco and on behavioural strategies to cope with craving

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hedwig Boudrez · University Hospital, Ghent

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-03-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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