Family Consultation for Health-Compromised Smokers

NCT00400751 | Completed Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: R21DA013121
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Although spousal support predicts the success of a smoker's cessation efforts, "social support" interventions based on teaching partners better support skills have had consistently disappointing results. We examined the potential utility of a family-consultation (FAMCON) intervention based on family-systems theory in a treatment-development project involving 20 couples in which one partner (the primary smoker) continued to smoke despite having or being at significant risk for heart or lung disease. Results were promising. The 50% rate of stable abstinence achieved by primary smokers over at least 6 months exceeds benchmark success rates reported in the literature for other, comparably intensive interventions, suggesting that a couple-focused intervention different in concept and format from social-support interventions tested in the past may hold promise for health-compromised smokers. The FAMCON approach appeared particularly well-suited to female smokers and smokers whose partner also smoked - two sub-groups at high risk for relapse.

Conditions

Nicotine Dependence

Keywords

Health-compromised smokers, family cessation intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Point-Prevalence (PP): 30-day abstinence: Smoker and spouse report

• Percent days abstinence Smoker and spouse report

• Urges to smoke (self reports)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Health (SF-36)

• Marital Satisfaction (Hendrick & Hendrick, 1993)

• State Relationship Questionnaire

Interventions

FAMCON (Family Consultation) BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• patient has a diagnosed heart/lung problem or 2+ CAD risk factors
• patient smoked at least 10 cigarettes per day on average for the previous 6 months
• couple married or living in a committed relationship for at least 2 years
• both partners at least 30 years old
• both partners able to read and speak English
• both partners willing to participate in FAMCON
• at least one smoker in the couple hopes to quit within the next two years

You may not qualify if:

• terminal illness with life expectancy less that 5 years
• pregnancy
• history of mania or psychosis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Arizona: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Arizona, Family Research Laboratory, Dept of Psychology

Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0068, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Tobacco Use Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Substance-Related Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Varda Shoham, Ph.D.

  University of Arizona

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Michael J. Rohrbaugh, Ph.D.

  University of Arizona

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 15, 2006
• First Posted: November 17, 2006
• Study Start: September 1, 1999
• Study Completion: May 1, 2003
• Last Updated: November 17, 2006

Record last verified: 1999-09

Locations

US (1)