Smoking Cessation Treatment for Smokers With Obesity

Summary

This study aims to developed an empirically validated psychological intervention protocol for smoking cessation among individuals with excess weight. Participants will be assigned to one of the two following conditions: 1) Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment (CBT) for smoking cessation + a Weight Gain Prevention module (WGP); 2) the same treatment alongside Contingency Management (CM) for smoking abstinence.

The main goals are: 1) to assess smoking abstinence rates in each condition at post-treatment and one, three, six and twelve month follow-ups, 2) to assess the effect of treatment conditions and abstinence on weight at each assessment point, 3) to analyze the potential moderating effect of individual variables: socio-demographic characteristics, severity of nicotine dependence and demand, disordered eating, impulsivity and emotional regulation.

Conditions

• Tobacco Use Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

CBT + WGP + CM

The intervention will be implemented in 8-week group-based sessions and includes: 1) A Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) for smoking cessation with quit date occurring at sixth session. Patients will be asked to reduce their nicotine intake gradually (i.e., 20% each week); 2) A Weight Gain Prevention module (WGP) which will consist on providing CBT and Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy (DBT) techniques targeting weight stability and associated disordered eating, and 3) a Contingency Management procedure reinforcing smoking abstinence. This component will consist on providing vouchers to reinforce abstinence contingent on biochemical verification. The schedule will incorporate an increasing magnitude of reinforcement.

BEHAVIORAL

CBT + WGP

The intervention will be implemented in 8-week group-based sessions and will include only the first two components of the experimental intervention: 1) A Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) for smoking cessation with quit date occurring at sixth session. Patients will be asked to reduce their nicotine intake gradually (i.e., 20% each week); 2) A Weight Gain Prevention module (WGP) which will consist on providing CBT and Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy (DBT) techniques targeting weight stability and associated disordered eating.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• State Research Agency, Spain

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• European Regional Development Fund

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Oviedo

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-10-07

Primary Completion

2022-12-31

Completion

2023-02-28

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations