Mechanisms of Mindfulness for Smoking Cessation

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Conditions studied: Smoking Cessation

In brief

The purpose of this study is to understand brain mechanisms of app-based mindfulness training in smokers ages 21 to 65 years.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02943499

Run by

Brown University

People needed

80

Starts

2016-10-01

Expected to finish

2018-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-19

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 21-65 years of age
• Smoke 10+ cigarettes/day
• < 3 months abstinence in the past year
• Have a smartphone; and motivated to quit smoking
• Score >18 of 20 on Action subscale of the Readiness to Change Questionnaire

You may not qualify if…

• Any usage of psychotropic medication: not on a stable dosage 6+ months
• Prior participation in a mindfulness course or regular meditation practice (>20 min/week)
• Serious psychiatric, cognitive, or medical disorder
• MRI contraindications
• Structural brain damage as well as other brain abnormalities revealed by the MRI
• Claustrophobia
• Not being fluent in English
• Recreational drug use
• Pregnant women
• History of a neurological disorder
• Current participation in a smoking study
• Adults unable to consent
• Prisoners

Where it is running

• University of Massachusetts, Worcester — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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