Use of the Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Smokers in Groups in Primary Health Care

Smoking Cessation Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Motivational Interviewing in the Cessation of Smoking in Groups in Primary Health Care Services: a Community Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03221010
• Other study ID #: HNSC-Tobacco Groups
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2016
• Est. completion date: June 2018

Study information

• Verified date: October 2018
• Source: Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Motivational Interview (MI) on the smoking cessation rates of the smoking groups performed by the primary care teams of the Conceição Hospitalar Group, Porto Alegre, Brasil, and also whether there is an increase in the completion rate of the groups.

Description:

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a major public health problem worldwide. Primary health care is a strategic setting in the treatment of this problem. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Motivational Interview (MI) on the smoking cessation rates of the smoking groups performed by the primary care teams of the Conceição Hospitalar Group, Porto Alegre, Brasil, and also whether there is an increase in the completion rate of the groups. Methodology: A randomized community trial was carried out in the 12 units of this service, starting in July 2016, with randomization by cluster, where the intervention group received an 8-hour training in MI in order to associate the technique with the conventional approach, while the units of the control group used only the conventional approach.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 600
• Est. completion date: June 2018
• Est. primary completion date: July 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Smokers.

• Participate in group smoking treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Missing more than two sessions of the smoking group.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Smoking Cessation
• Smoking, Tobacco

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interview (MI) is a person-centered, communicative method whose purpose is to work and increase the user's motivation for behavior change.
• Traditional cognitive-behavioral approach
This approach aims to combine cognitive interventions in the training of behavioral skills in patients, developing strategies to cope with the problem and detecting situations of risk, mobilizing the subject for his own process of change. Helps correct cognitive dysfunctions and behavioral changes in specific situations.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Nossa Senhora da Conceição Hospital	Porto Alegre	RS

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Smoking cessation	Smoking cessation rate	thirty days