Cognitive and Emotional Skills to Aid Smoking Cessation

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Conditions studied: Cigarette Smoking

In brief

Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Among individuals who engage in smoking cessation treatment, attrition rates remain high. Many smokers experience difficulties in regulating their emotions, which reduces their ability to benefit from standard interventions and leads to increased smoking behaviors. In addition, cognitive deficits (e.g., reduced working memory capacity) may prevent smokers from applying information from interventions, making smart choices about the benefits and risks of smoking, and resisting smoking advertisements. This study will test whether adding a working memory training and motivational enhancement component to a standard, evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy-based smoking cessation program (SCP) can improve treatment adherence and successful quit rates. This study will compare 5 sessions of SCP with an additional wellness-focused component (control intervention) to SCP incorporating motivational enhancement and working memory training ("enhanced" intervention). Participants will be adult smokers recruited from the greater Boston community who are interested in quitting smoking. This study will determine the efficacy, acceptability, and feasibility of the enhanced intervention.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT03148652
Run by
Boston University Charles River Campus
People needed
0
Starts
2018-10-01
Expected to finish
2020-09-01
Last updated by the study team
2019-07-10

Who can join

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

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Where it is running

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