Feasibility and Efficacy of a Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention SMOKING INTERVENTION VIA THE INTERNET
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The current study will examine both the feasibility and efficacy of a single session, web-based mindfulness-based intervention for smoking cessation. The study will explore (1) participants' subjective experiences of the intervention, (2) cravings and negative affect both before and after the intervention, and (3) changes in tobacco use one week and one month following the initial intervention. Further, the study will examine how often participants utilize the intervention between the initial study and follow-up periods.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Mindfulness Group Participants in the mindfulness group will receive mindfulness based instructions. |
Behavioral: Mindfulness Intervention
The mindfulness intervention includes strategies to cope with substance cravings based on previously published mindfulness techniques. Examples of strategies presented include paying close attention to sensations, acceptance of cravings, and self-kindness.
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| Active Comparator: Control Group Participants in the control group will receive instructions to cope with cravings how they normally would. |
Behavioral: Control Intervention
The control intervention instructs participants to utilize their own, previously used strategies to cope with substance cravings.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Subjective Ratings Questionnaire [Immediately post-intervention]
The participant's ratings of subjective likeability and helpfulness of the intervention. These ratings will be measured on a 5-point Likert Scale with higher scores representing more likeability and helpfulness. The 11-item questionnaire results in a score ranging from 11-55.
- Change in Past Month Cigarette and E-Cigarette use. [Immediately before the intervention and at one-month follow-up.]
An online version of the TLFB (Sobbel & Sobbel, 1992) will be used to measure past-month cigarette and e-cigarette use. The measure will be administered pre-intervention and one-month following the intervention to show change over time.
- Change in Cigarette/E-cigarette Craving [Immediately preceding and following intervention.]
Craving to smoke will be measured using the 10-item Brief Questionnaire of Smoking Urges (Cox, Tiffany, & Christen, 2001).While the QSU-brief can be scored by using all 10 items for one total craving score, maximum likelihood factor analysis of the QSU-brief revealed a two-factor model consisting of (1) a strong desire and intention to smoke with the perception of receiving positive rewards from smoking and (2) the expectation that smoking would relieve negative affect and the strong desire to smoke. The measure will be administered immediately preceding and following the intervention to show intervention influence on craving.
- Change in Positive and Negative Affect [Immediately preceding and following intervention as well as at one-month follow-up.]
Positive and negative affect will be measured by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (Watson & Clark, 1999).
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Intervention Use. [One-month after intervention.]
Number of times participants viewed intervention between intervention completion and one-month follow-up.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Daily Smoker
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Has a desire to quit or reduce smoking.
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Is not currently involved in another smoking reduction or cessation program.
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Wayne State University | Detroit | Michigan | United States | 48202 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Wayne State University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Bowen S, Marlatt A. Surfing the urge: brief mindfulness-based intervention for college student smokers. Psychol Addict Behav. 2009 Dec;23(4):666-71. doi: 10.1037/a0017127.
- Brewer JA, Mallik S, Babuscio TA, Nich C, Johnson HE, Deleone CM, Minnix-Cotton CA, Byrne SA, Kober H, Weinstein AJ, Carroll KM, Rounsaville BJ. Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: results from a randomized controlled trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Dec 1;119(1-2):72-80. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.05.027. Epub 2011 Jul 1.
- Witkiewitz K, Bowen S. Depression, craving, and substance use following a randomized trial of mindfulness-based relapse prevention. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2010 Jun;78(3):362-374. doi: 10.1037/a0019172.
- IRB-20-09-2668