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Filter by:Data suggest that progesterone may improve smoking cessation outcomes perhaps by reducing impulsive behavior. However, the clinical literature on this topic is lacking. Therefore, in Project I we are proposing a double-blind randomized controlled trial to assess the role of exogenous progesterone on impulsivity and smoking cessation in a sample of males and females who are motivated to quit smoking.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether public housing residents trained in Tobacco Cessation and Motivational Interviewing Techniques to become Tobacco Treatment Advocates(TTA) will be effective in increasing the quit rate of smokers in Boston Public Housing. The investigators hypothesize that smokers that receive multiple TTA visits will be more likely to (1) use smoking cessation resources and (2) quit compared to smokers who receive a single visit.
Smoking is widely accepted to cause an increase in an individual's likelihood of developing cancer and heart disease. The effects of tobacco smoke are not limited to smokers. Secondhand smoke inhaled by a non-smoker has also been associated with the development of several illnesses. This study focuses on learning how to make your home smoke-free.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the first web-based cessation program developed expressly for people living with HIV who smoke tobacco. Main study goals are (1) to evaluate the website's feasibility (i.e., recruitment, adherence, retention, and satisfaction) and (2) to complete a prospective, randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of the online program to standard care with a primary outcome of 3 month point-prevalence abstinence.
"A treatment session especially for PLWHA to help them discuss and take action about their smoking may be useful."
This study is designed to examine if a telephone-based intervention delivered to a support person (i.e., friend, spouse of a smoker) increases the smoker's use of the Minnesota helpline. In addition, the study will examine if the rate of smoker calls to the helpline is greater if the support person receives 3 intervention calls, 1 intervention call, or no calls (written materials only, control condition).
This is a study of the effectiveness of adolescent smoking cessation interventions in pediatric primary care settings. Our specific aims are to: 1. Demonstrate providers' fidelity to guidelines for tobacco counseling and delivery of cessation interventions using practice system changes over time, (including systematic screening using charting tools and linkages to adjunct materials, including self-help handouts and Internet resources); and 2. Assess the impact of primary care provider counseling interventions on adolescent smoking cessation. We hypothesize that adolescents who receive guidelines-based clinician-delivered smoking cessation counseling at primary care visits will be more likely to make quit attempts and more likely to remain abstinent (with better long term cessation rates) at 6 and 12 months after intervention, compared to those who do not receive interventions. In addition, we hypothesize that successful referral to stage-based self-help adjuncts, and more adjunct use will be associated with more quit attempts and better long-term cessation rates. We will evaluate provider interventions in up to 120 pediatric practices, recruited from the American Academy of Pediatric's Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) practice-based research network. Adolescents presenting for care will complete a short baseline survey prior to their doctor-visit, and a percentage of participants will be surveyed by phone 4‐6 weeks after their visits to assess quit attempts and short-term cessation, and again at 6 and 12 months to evaluate long-term cessation outcomes. We will describe the patterns of smoking among youth, and explore how much receiving interventions affects motivation, quitting, abstinence/relapse attitudes, attitudes and use of adjunct strategies, and other smoking behaviors for adolescent smokers.
The purpose of this randomized control trial is to evaluate the effects of a multi-component intervention aimed at: 1. preventing tobacco initiation in youth 2. promoting anti-tobacco socialization in the home 3. decreasing environmental tobacco smoke exposure in children 4. promoting successful cessation in parent/guardian smokers. Control arm participants receive general health education. This family-based approach is implemented with school systems as the primary point of entry.
Tobacco use among adolescents is a major public health problem in the United States. The prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents is currently highest among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Among Alaska Natives residing in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta region of western Alaska, approximately 29% of 11-14 year olds, and 63% of 15-18 year olds, use tobacco. No prior work has evaluated tobacco cessation interventions for Alaska Native adolescents. This proposal builds on the investigators successful partnership and 7 year track record of collaboration with the Y-K Delta Alaska Native community. The objective of this proposal is to develop and pilot test a novel, culturally-appropriate, behavioral treatment approach for tobacco cessation among Y-K Delta Alaska Native adolescents ages 12 to 17. The behavioral intervention will include an initial, 2 day, group-based program with follow-up support for 6 weeks. Social cognitive (learning) theory is the conceptual basis for the proposed intervention. The investigators expect that as a result of this stage I project, the investigators will have developed a replicable, feasible, and acceptable intervention, the efficacy of which can be tested in future large-scale randomized clinical trials. This project will take place in two phases. In phase 1, the investigators will develop the intervention with feedback from a teen advisory group, and develop a counselor manual. Follow-up strategies will also be developed, pilot-tested, and refined. Twenty adolescents will complete the protocol, which will be refined in an iterative manner based on feedback from participants and counselors. Phase 2, consisting of a pilot clinical trial, will apply a group-randomized design with assessments at weeks 0 (baseline), 6, and 26. Eight villages will be randomized to receive either the behavioral intervention or control condition (written self-help materials + quitline referral). Ten adolescents will be enrolled from each village, for a total of 80 participants. The investigators will assess the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention, as determined by qualitative ratings of treatment acceptability, and recruitment and retention rates. The investigators will estimate the magnitude of the effect of the intervention compared to the control condition on the biochemically confirmed tobacco abstinence rate at weeks 6 and 26, and estimate the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). At week 6, the investigators will evaluate the effect of the intervention on changes from baseline on perceived social support, self-efficacy for stopping tobacco use, and other mechanisms of change consistent with the investigators theoretical framework. The overall health related objective is to develop effective treatment programs for Alaska Native youth that will ultimately reduce their risk of tobacco-related disease.
Cigarette smoking is the major risk factor for a series of life threatening diseases including cancer and heart attack, which causes millions of deaths each year worldwide. Many of the harmful effects of cigarette smoking can be reversed by quitting; however, due to the addictive nature of nicotine, quitting smoking is extremely difficult. Despite the efforts, currently available methods produce only modest smoking cessation rates with relapse. Previously, tea components were shown to protect effect against cigarette smoke-induced toxicity. Here the investigator reported an unprecedented smoking cessation effect of tea. Green tea was made into cigarette filters and tested for its smoking cessation effect in a double-blind clinical study. The tea filter could effectively achieve abstinence relapse using smoking process to quite smoking and easy to be used by smoker without any side effects and psychological obstacles. This work provides a new idea and innovative method to combat tobacco epidemic. Its implementation and popularization may make a great contribution towards to reducing the smoking-related diseases, and relieving the public health burden and pollution caused by cigarette smoking.