The Effect of AAT Training in Smokers
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Tobacco Use
In brief
The purpose of this research study is to investigate the effect of a brief computer task (Approach Avoidance Task) on smoking cessation. The investigators will use a novel training protocol that works to target automatic thoughts and tendencies that occur outside of conscious control. Previous research suggests that these automatic tendencies may have a direct effect on certain health behaviors- like continuing to smoke despite having previous quit attempts. The investigators hypothesize that individuals in the AAT training condition will evidence a greater decrease in reaction times to avoid smoking-related stimuli \& approach positive stimuli relative to those in the control condition. The investigators also expect that individuals in the AAT condition will exhibit superior outcomes on several quit-related variables as evidenced by an increase in motivation to quit smoking, an increase in number of days abstinent following a self-guided quit attempt, an increase in self-efficacy, and a decrease in urge to smoke compared to those in the SHAM training condition.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02481752
- Run by
- Jasper A. Smits
- People needed
- 52
- Starts
- 2015-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-15
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Male and female patients ages 18-65 capable of providing informed consent
- Willing and able to provide informed consent, attend all study visits, and comply with the protocol
- Daily smoker for at least 6 months
- Currently smoke an average of at least 8 cigarettes per day
- Report a motivation to quit smoking of at least 5 on a 10-point scale
- Interest in making a serious quit attempt within the next month (without professional assistance or nicotine therapy)
- Have not decreased their number of cigarettes by more than half in the last six months
You may not qualify if…
- Visual or hand-motoric impairments
- Current use of nicotine replacement therapy
- Current use of tobacco products other than cigarettes
- Insufficient command of the English language
Where it is running
- University of Texas at Austin — Austin, Texas, United States
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