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Pilot Study on Mindfulness for Tobacco and Alcohol in University Students

NCT01679236 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2014-06-24

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Summary

A. The study follows a randomized controlled design with approximately 60 smokers with a history of alcohol abuse age 18-29. The study will compare a 7-week mindfulness intervention to a matched 7-week education intervention to evaluate intervention effect on smoking cessation and reduction in alcohol use. The primary hypothesis is that the mindfulness intervention will yield statistically significantly higher smoking abstinence than controls as measured by carbon monoxide breath test and Time Line Follow Back at at the end of treatment (2-weeks post smoking cessation attempt).

Conditions

  • Nicotine Dependence
  • Alcohol Use

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Training for Smokers

The provides the Mindfulness Training for Smokers intervention (7 weeks long).

BEHAVIORAL

Interactive Learning for Smokers

This provides the Interactive Learning for Smokers intervention (7 weeks long).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James M Davis, MD · University of Wisconsin, Madison

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
29 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-09-30
Primary Completion
2007-09-30
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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