Technological Innovations in Behavioral Treatments for Cigarette Smoking

NCT00926939 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: R01DA023469
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 96
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate a sustainable and broadly accessible treatment delivery model (Motiv8) for smoking cessation based on abstinence-reinforcement.

Conditions

Cigarette Smoking

Keywords

Cigarette; Nicotine; Smoking; Contingency Management; Voucher reinforcement; Smoking Abstinence; Internet-based treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• CO sample of ≤ 4ppm

  4 weeks, 7 weeks during intervention; 3 months and 6 months after intervention

• Participant reporting not smoking, not even a puff in the last 7 days.

  4 weeks, 7 weeks during intervention; 3 months and 6 months after intervention

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Twice-daily breath CO samples obtained during treatment period.

  First 4 weeks of treatment

• The longest duration of sustained abstinence based on the twice-daily breath samples during the treatment period.

  First 4 weeks of treatment

Study Arms (2)

Abstinence Contingent (AC)

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will receive vouchers contingent on smoking reduction and smoking abstinence (confirmed through video submissions). Abstinence is defined as a CO sample of 4ppm or less.

Behavioral: Reinforcement for the abstinence of smoking

Submission Contingent (SC)

EXPERIMENTAL

This group receives vouchers for submitting videos of their CO breath test.

Behavioral: Reinforcement for submission of videos with CO sample

Interventions

Reinforcement for the abstinence of smoking BEHAVIORAL

Participants in this intervention group will receive vouchers contingent upon a CO sample of 4ppm or less.

Abstinence Contingent (AC)

Reinforcement for submission of videos with CO sample BEHAVIORAL

This intervention group will receive vouchers contingent on their submission of videos of their CO breath tests.

Submission Contingent (SC)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Self-reported smoker
• Permission to contact applicant by phone
• Ability to use the internet

You may not qualify if:

• Self-report of a history of or current severe or unstable medical or psychiatric illness that would interfere with the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.: lead
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

National Development and Research Institutes

New York, New York, 10010, United States

Location

Related Links

• Study website

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cigarette Smoking; Smoking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tobacco Smoking; Behavior; Tobacco Use

Study Officials

• Jesse Dallery, PhD

  National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 23, 2009
• First Posted: June 24, 2009
• Study Start: June 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2014
• Study Completion: August 1, 2014
• Last Updated: April 14, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-04

Locations

US (1)