Healthier Hearts and Brains in Treating Smoking: The HABITS Study
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Smoking
In brief
80 nicotine dependent adults ages 18-65 who desire to quit smoking will be screened and, if eligible, enrolled and randomized to one of two four-week treatments for smoking cessation. The treatments are standard behavioral therapy and Mindfulness Based Addiction Therapy (MBAT), which is standard therapy plus mindfulness. Standard therapy and MBAT incorporate elements of widely-used tools for smoking cessation including managing craving and strong emotions, problem solving, tips on healthy eating and keeping active, and exercises based on cognitive and behavioral therapy. MBAT uniquely incorporates mindfulness practice (a relaxation therapy) into standard therapy. Participants complete questionnaires and undergo an fMRI scan at baseline and at the end of therapy (after they complete the 4 weeks of standard therapy or MBAT). During each scan, participants will complete a validated smoking-related cue paradigm and a validated affect labeling paradigm.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00581464
- Run by
- University of Pittsburgh
- People needed
- 79
- Starts
- 2009-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-04-27
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Participants will be considered eligible for enrollment if they are between 18-65 years old, smoke at least ½ pack cigarettes per day, desire to quit smoking (self-reported 75+ out of a possible 100), and have no contraindications for varenicline medication therapy or fMRI scanning (such as body weight over 250 lbs, intravascular metal devices including stents, or claustrophobia).
You may not qualify if…
- Participants will not be considered eligible for enrollment if they are not between 18-65 years old, smoke less than ½ pack cigarettes per day, do not desire to quit smoking (self-reported -75 out of a possible 100), or have contraindications for varenicline medication therapy or fMRI scanning (such as body weight over 250 lbs, intravascular metal devices including stents, or claustrophobia).
Where it is running
- University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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