Pilot Study of the Feasibility of Palm Pilots in Monitoring Smoking Behavior in Individuals With Chronic Mental Illness
Status unconfirmed · Early Phase 1
Conditions studied: Smoking
In brief
The goal of this open trial is to pilot the use of palm pilots as a tool for monitoring smoking behavior in individuals with serious mental illness. That is, the investigators aim to assess the usefulness and feasibility of using Palm Pilots as a tool for monitoring smoking behavior and for coaching participants to use a strategy for delaying and reducing cigarette use.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00435903
- Run by
- North Suffolk Mental Health Association
- People needed
- 11
- Starts
- 2005-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2005-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2009-05-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age between 18 and 50
- Having a DSM-IV psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depression with significant functional impairment
- Smoking 10 or more cigarettes per day
- Having an expired air minimum CO of at least 10 ppm
- Normal or corrected to normal eyesight and adequate manual dexterity to operate a palm pilot (will be assessed on case by case basis with participants completing an initial screening which involves demonstrating basic ability to read the screen on the palm pilot and operate the stylus)
- Stable psychiatric symptoms
You may not qualify if…
- Mini Mental State exam score less than 24/30
- Currently using nicotine replacement therapy
- Diagnosis of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, substance abuse or dependence disorders (to substances other than nicotine) active within the last 3 months
- Patients who, in the investigator's opinion, pose a current homicide or suicide risk
Where it is running
- Freedom Trail Clinic — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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