Group Counseling for Smoking Cessation

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
American University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00104481
First received: March 1, 2005
Last updated: December 7, 2011
Last verified: March 2007

March 1, 2005
December 7, 2011
January 2005
 
cigarette smoking abstinence
Same as current
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  • cognitive coping skills
  • depressive symptoms
  • acceptance
  • distress tolerance
Same as current
 
 
 
Group Counseling for Smoking Cessation
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Smoking Cessation

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.

The comparison condition is the same length as the cognitive behavior therapy condition but omits the cognitive restructuring component. In both conditions, smokers prepare for a quit date by using scheduled reduced smoking, which involves smoking on a set schedule that gradually reduces the number of cigarettes smoked. Post-treatment assessments occur one week after the end of treatment, and at 3-month followup.

Pre- and post-treatment assessments include measures of coping skills and emotional acceptance, as well as smoking rate.

Interventional
Phase 1
Phase 2
Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Smoking
Behavioral: cognitive behavior therapy
 
Haaga DA, Thorndike FP, Friedman-Wheeler DG, Pearlman MY, Wernicke RA. Cognitive coping skills and depression vulnerability among cigarette smokers. Addict Behav. 2004 Aug;29(6):1109-22.

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Completed
240
August 2007
 

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Regular daily smokers interested in quitting

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant suicidal ideation
Both
18 Years and older
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
United States
 
NCT00104481
2R15CA077732-02A1, 2R15CA077732-02A1
 
 
American University
 
Principal Investigator: David A Haaga, Ph.D. American University
American University
March 2007

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