Community-based Smoking Cessation Treatment for Adults With High Stress Sensitivity.

Recruiting now · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Nicotine Dependence

In brief

Anxiety sensitivity, reflecting the fear of bodily sensations, is a risk factor for the maintenance and relapse of smoking. This study is designed to address the question - is a smoking cessation intervention personalized to high anxiety sensitive smokers and adapted for implementation by the YMCA effective among racially/ethnically diverse samples?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06053567

Run by

Jasper A. Smits

People needed

360

Starts

2023-12-27

Expected to finish

2029-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-15

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adult (age ≥ 18);
• High Anxiety Sensitivity (≥5 on the Short Scale Anxiety Sensitivity Index [SSASI]);
• Daily smoker, ≥5 cigarettes (including e-cigarettes, little cigars/cigarillos) for ≥1 year;
• Motivated to quit smoking as evidenced by a score of ≥5 on a 0-10 Likert scale;
• Body mass index < 40;
• Medical clearance to participate.
• Located near a participating YMCA site (within 50 miles)

You may not qualify if…

• Regular exercise defined as engaging in vigorous-intensity exercise for at least 75 minutes per week for the last 3 months
• Receiving current intervention for smoking cessation.
• Outstanding debt to the YMCA
• Listed as a sex offender on the National Sex Offender Registry

Where it is running

• University of Texas at Austin — Austin, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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