Knowledge and Perception of Smoking Risks/Consequences

Completed

Conditions studied: Cigarette Smoking, Schizophrenia

In brief

This proposed 2-year questionnaire study examines views and attitudes regarding health risks of cigarette smoking, smoking patterns and motivators for cessation in smokers who suffer from schizophrenia compared to a sample of smokers without a major psychotic disorder.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00686101

Run by

University of Maryland, Baltimore

People needed

200

Starts

2007-12-01

Expected to finish

2009-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Males and females between 18-65 years
• Minimum of 5 cigarettes daily.
• Expired CO measurement of > 8 ppm to confirm cigarette smoking
• For the schizophrenia group, must have a DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

You may not qualify if…

• For the normal control group, must be free from Axis I psychotic disorder. (other psychiatric comorbidity will not be excluded)
• For all subjects, anyone actively trying to quit smoking at the time of the interview.

Where it is running

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus) — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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