The Role of Contingency Management in Waterpipe Smoking Cessation

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Conditions studied: Waterpipe Smoking

In brief

Tobacco use kills more than 500,000 people in the United States each year. Although the use of cigarettes has declined, the use of other tobacco products has remained steady. Waterpipe smoking is a common form of tobacco smoking after cigarettes in the U.S. In fact, in 2007 the American Lung Association issued a policy alert to warn consumers about this first new tobacco trend of the 21st century (American Lung Association, 2007). Few studies have been conducted on waterpipe smoking to investigate its harmful effects. Furthermore, no known studies have evaluated treatments for smoking cessation in waterpipe smokers. This study aims to test the role of contingency management (CM) in promoting abstinence from waterpipe smoking for 5 weeks verified by salivary cotinine and to characterize self-reported nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Based on the alarming growth rate over a short period of time in waterpipe tobacco smoking, there is a critical need for clinical research to investigate treatment modalities targeting smoking cessation for waterpipe smokers. Given the evidence for the role of CM in promoting abstinence from many types of drug use, investigation of the utility of CM for waterpipe smoking cessation is important and timely. Although Nicotine Replacement Therapy is the mainstay treatment for treating nicotine dependence delivered through cigarettes, the intermittent use patterns that characterize waterpipe smoking suggest that CM may be more effective in promoting waterpipe smoking cessation. The evidence based knowledge generated in this study may assist in the translation of the treatment program into public health practice.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02159092

Run by

Washington State University

People needed

39

Starts

2014-07-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be18 years and older
• Smoked waterpipe average of >12 times per month for 2 years

You may not qualify if…

• Smokes cigarettes (self-report)
• Uses any tobacco product (self-report)
• Uses illicit drugs (urine analysis for toxicology)
• Interested in quitting waterpipe smoking (self-report)

Where it is running

• South Campus Facility, Washington State University — Spokane, Washington, United States

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