Self-Control and Adult Cigarette Smokers

NCT02663882 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 2015-5479
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 75
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn more about self-control and adults who smoke cigarettes. It has been suggested that people can improve self-control by practicing tasks that require the use of self-control (such as delaying cigarettes or sitting up as straight as possible). The goal of this study is to learn about whether scores on self-control and other measures will change after one week of practicing self-control tasks at home. We believe that adults who smoke cigarettes will show better self-control after practicing tasks for a week.

Conditions

Smoking

Keywords

smoking; self control

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Self- Control as Measured by the Change in the Length of Time Participants Can Hold a Hand-grip at Baseline and Follow-up (One Week After Baseline)

  Participants were instructed to squeeze a hand-grip exerciser as long as possible and research staff used a stopwatch to time the length of time that the hand-grip is squeezed. A wad of paper was inserted between the handles of the hand-grip and timing stopped when the paper fell from the hand-grip indicating that the participant had released the hand-grip. The hand-grip was held before and after a thought suppression exercise that was meant to diminish self-control in order to control for individual hand strength. Self-control was measured as the difference in the length of time holding the hand-grip before and after the thought suppression exercise at each appointment (baseline and one week followup). Change in self-control due to task practice was measured as \[self-control at the second study appointment one week after the first appointment\] minus \[self-control at the first study appointment\].

  Baseline, one week followup after baseline

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Self-Control as Measured by the Change in Self-reported Overall Self-Control at Baseline and Follow-up

  2 assessments of this item over one week (baseline appointment, follow up appointment 1 week after baseline)

• Change in Smoking Quantity (Cigarettes Smoked Per Day) Measured at Baseline and at Follow-up

  Baseline, follow up appointment one week after baseline

• Change in Expired Breath Carbon Monoxide Level

  Baseline, follow up one week after baseline

Study Arms (2)

smoking-related self control task

EXPERIMENTAL

self control practice - smoking related task

Behavioral: self control practice - smoking related task

Non-smoking-related self control task

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

self control practice - non-smoking related task

Behavioral: self control practice - non-smoking related task

Interventions

self control practice - smoking related task BEHAVIORAL

participants will be asked to practice a smoking-related self control task for 7 days: they will be asked to resist smoking when they have cravings as much as possible during the day

smoking-related self control task

self control practice - non-smoking related task BEHAVIORAL

participants will be asked to practice a non-smoking-related self control task for 7 days: they will be asked to keep a straight posture as much as possible during the day

Non-smoking-related self control task

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Be adults who are 18 years of age or older
• Currently smoke ≥10 cigarettes per day biochemically confirmed by an expired breath carbon monoxide (CO) level ≥8
• Report that they are not currently attempting to quit smoking and not currently receiving smoking cessation treatment (e.g., counseling, nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion, varenicline)
• Have the capacity to give informed consent
• Be English-speaking.

You may not qualify if:

• Children under the age of 18
• Non-English speakers
• Those who do not have the capacity to consent will be excluded from this study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yeshiva University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Smoking and Nicotine Dependence Research Laboratory

The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Smoking; Self-Control

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Social Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Andrea Weinberger
• Organization: Yeshiva University

andrea.weinberger@yu.edu

(646) 592-4474

Study Officials

• Andrea H Weinberger, PhD

  Yeshiva University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 19, 2016
• First Posted: January 26, 2016
• Study Start: April 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: July 15, 2019
• Study Completion: July 15, 2019
• Last Updated: December 14, 2020
• Results First Posted: December 14, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)