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Cognitive and Emotional Skills to Aid Smoking Cessation

NCT03148652 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2019-07-10

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Summary

Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Among individuals who engage in smoking cessation treatment, attrition rates remain high. Many smokers experience difficulties in regulating their emotions, which reduces their ability to benefit from standard interventions and leads to increased smoking behaviors. In addition, cognitive deficits (e.g., reduced working memory capacity) may prevent smokers from applying information from interventions, making smart choices about the benefits and risks of smoking, and resisting smoking advertisements.

This study will test whether adding a working memory training and motivational enhancement component to a standard, evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy-based smoking cessation program (SCP) can improve treatment adherence and successful quit rates. This study will compare 5 sessions of SCP with an additional wellness-focused component (control intervention) to SCP incorporating motivational enhancement and working memory training ("enhanced" intervention). Participants will be adult smokers recruited from the greater Boston community who are interested in quitting smoking. This study will determine the efficacy, acceptability, and feasibility of the enhanced intervention.

Conditions

  • Cigarette Smoking

Interventions

OTHER

Enhanced Intervention Condition

The intervention incorporates 1) a standard, evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy-based smoking cessation program, 2) working memory training, and 3) a motivational enhancement component. Working memory training will be administered via the computerized program Cogmed QM. Investigators will be able to monitor participants' progress throughout the study, using the data that the program gathers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston University Charles River Campus

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-31
Primary Completion
2020-09-30
Completion
2020-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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