Brief Computerized Feedback for Smokers in Recovery

• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT01325727
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 151
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Duration (Months): 20.1
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 7.5

Study Details

Study Description

Brief 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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Smoking	Other: Brief computerized feedback; Other: Resources only (control)	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 151 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Brief Computerized Feedback for Smokers in Recovery
• Study Start Date: Mar 1, 2011
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Nov 1, 2012
• Actual Study Completion Date: Nov 1, 2012

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Brief computerized feedback Brief computerized feedback	Other: Brief computerized feedback; Brief computerized feedback
Active Comparator: Resources only	Other: 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.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. % quit smoking [4 weeks]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

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

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Substance Abuse Addiction and Recovery Alliance Center	Midlothian	Virginia	United States	23225

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Virginia Commonwealth University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Alison Breland, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Virginia Commonwealth University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01325727
• Other Study ID Numbers: HM13510
• First Posted: Mar 30, 2011
• Last Update Posted: Nov 15, 2012
• Last Verified: Nov 1, 2012

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 15, 2012