Brief Computerized Feedback for Smokers in Recovery

Smoking Clinical Trial

Official title:

Brief Computerized Feedback for Smokers in Recovery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01325727
• Other study ID #: HM13510
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 28, 2011
• Last updated: November 13, 2012
• Start date: March 2011
• Est. completion date: November 2012

Study information

• Verified date: November 2012
• Source: Virginia Commonwealth University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this research study is to find out more about smokers in recovery from addiction to alcohol/other drugs, and to evaluate a brief computerized smoking behavior feedback session. The hypothesis is that a brief computerized smoking behavior feedback session will motivate more smokers to quit smoking than a control condition.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 151
• Est. completion date: November 2012
• Est. primary completion date: November 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Be 18 years of age or older

2. Be in recovery from addiction to alcohol and/or drugs (self-defined)

3. Have smoked at least one cigarette per day for the past seven days or at least 10 cigarettes total during the past week

4. Have smoked at least 100 cigarettes (lifetime)

5. Have an expired air carbon monoxide (CO) level of > 6 ppm (verifies current smoking)

6. Be cognitively able to understand the proposed research design (screening followed by random assignment to one of the two conditions, if appropriate)

To be eligible to receive NRT (if chosen by the participant), participants must:

1. Not be pregnant, breastfeeding, or plan to become pregnant in the next year

2. Not have experienced a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or have been hospitalized for a heart-related problem in the last 2 weeks

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Smoking

Intervention

Other:
• Brief computerized feedback
Brief computerized feedback
• Resources only (control)
Participants randomized to the control group will discuss the option of quitting smoking, along with an information sheet, highlighting resources available to assist participants with smoking cessation, such as the Virginia Quitline (1-800 QUIT NOW) and nicotine replacement therapy.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Substance Abuse Addiction and Recovery Alliance Center	Midlothian	Virginia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Virginia Commonwealth University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	% quit smoking		4 weeks	No