Smoking Termination / Anxiety Reduction Treatment (ST/ART)
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Smoking, Anxiety Disorders
In brief
The primary aim of this research study is to enhance smoking cessation outcome among smokers with anxiety disorders. The investigators are comparing two group treatment approaches: (1) An educational-supportive psychotherapy and standard smoking cessation treatment, and (2) An integrated smoking cessation and anxiety treatment program (START). Both treatments also utilize nicotine replacement therapy.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01789125
- Run by
- University of Houston
- People needed
- 74
- Starts
- 2012-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-04-23
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Ages 18-65 years old
- Capable of providing informed consent
- Willing to attend all study visits and comply with the protocol
- Daily smoker for at least one year
- Currently smoke an average of at least 6 cigarettes per day
- Report a motivation to quit smoking in the next 6 weeks of at least 5 on a 10-point scale
You may not qualify if…
- Use of other tobacco products
- Current or past psychotic disorders of any type, or comorbid psychiatric conditions that are relative or absolute contraindications to the use of any treatment option in the study protocol
- Currently suicidal or high suicide risk
- Current use of any pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy for smoking cessation not provided by the researchers during the quit attempt
- Unwilling to cease use of benzodiazepines or other fast-acting anxiolytics
- Concurrent psychotherapy initiated in the past three months, or ongoing anxiety psychotherapy
- Current or intended participation in a concurrent substance abuse treatment
- Insufficient command of English to participate in assessment or treatment
Where it is running
- Anxiety and Health Research Laboratory and Substance Use Treatment Clinic, University of Houston — Houston, Texas, United States
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