Project Q Pilot: Smoking Cessation for Light Smokers

Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Tobacco Use Cessation

In brief

The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an intervention to promote smoking cessation among light smokers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03416621

Run by

Duke University

People needed

31

Starts

2018-05-17

Expected to finish

2020-02-29

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age: ≥18 years old
• Able to read and understand English or Spanish
• Cognitively able to provide informed consent
• Smoke 1-10 cigs/day on at least 4 days in the past month
• Express a desire to quit smoking in the next 30 days
• Access to a cell phone that can send and receive SMS text messages and take and send pictures

You may not qualify if…

• Hypertension with a screening blood pressure over 160/100;
• Hypotension with a screening blood pressure of systolic <90 mm Hg, diastolic <60 mm Hg;
• Participants with a history of hypertension may be allowed to participate in the study if the study physician or physician assistant determines that the condition is stable, controlled by medication, and in no way jeopardizes the individual's safety;
• Coronary heart disease, diagnosed by coronary angiogram;
• History of major heart attack;
• Major cardiac rhythm disorder determined by study MD;
• Chest pain in the last month (unless history, exam, indicate a non-cardiac source);
• Symptomatic cardiac disorder (valvular heart disease, heart murmur, heart failure);
• Diagnosis of severe liver disease or kidney disorder;
• Major gastrointestinal problems or disease (Celiac, Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis)
• Bleeding ulcers in the past 30 days;
• Current, advanced lung disorder/disease (COPD, emphysema);
• Migraine headaches that occur more frequently than once per week;
• Recent, unexplained fainting spells;
• Problems giving blood samples;
• Diabetes not controlled by diet and exercise alone;
• Current cancer or cancer treatment in the past six months (except basal or squamous cell skin cancer);
• HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C;
• History of Tuberculosis or recent positive PPD;
• Other major medical condition;
• Current symptomatic, uncontrolled psychiatric disease;
• Diagnosis of serious mental illness, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia;
• Suicidal ideation within the past month or lifetime occurrence of attempted suicide;
• Current (within 2 weeks) depression determined by PHQ-9 score > 9 or > 0 on item #9
• Bulimia or anorexia;

Where it is running

• Duke University Medical Center - Cancer Prevention, Detection and Control — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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