Contingency Management for Smoking in Substance Abusers

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Conditions studied: Substance Abuse

In brief

The aim of this study is to determine whether contingent reinforcement for smoking abstinence, compared to noncontingent reinforcement, increases the effectiveness of brief counseling and nicotine replacement on smoking abstinence of substance abusers in residential treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00807742

Run by

Brown University

People needed

340

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-01-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• diagnosis of substance abuse or dependence by DSM-IV criteria
• in residential treatment at one particular agency
• currently smoking at least 10 cigarettes per day for the past 6 months

You may not qualify if…

• hallucinating or delusional or marked organic impairment (to the point of impairing ability to understand informed consent) according to medical records
• current use of nicotine replacement therapy, Zyban, or any other smoking cessation treatment
• medical exclusions for NRT: pregnant or nursing; treatment in the last 3 months for unstable angina, severe congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension; lung cancer; supplemental oxygen; history of adverse reactions to NRT; allergies to adhesive; or any severe skin disease that requires treatment (e.g., psoriasis or eczema).

Where it is running

• Brown University, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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