Smoking cessation Mental and Behavioural Disorders Smoking cessation
Conditions
Interventions
Smokers wanting to give up will be given nicotine patches to use for 4 weeks prior to their target quit day and for 4 weeks during their quit attempt. In the four weeks prior to their target quit day,
Sponsors
Fundación Enfisema
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18-65 years of age 2. Daily smoker 3. Seeking treatment to quit smoking and willing to use nicotine patches
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant/breastfeeding or planning to conceive in the next 3 months 2. Previous adverse reaction to the nicotine patch 3. Serious medical condition including, cancer and psychiatric illness 4. History of Myocardial infarction 5. Cannot read, write or understand Spanish 6. Current involvement in other interventional research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility of the intervention is assessed by recording the proportion of participants who progress through each stage of increased dosage (42mg, 63mg and 84mg) over the four weeks prior to their Target Quit Day. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Adherence to treatment will be assessed by examining the frequency of patch use over the 8 weeks and the number of participants who stop using their patches over the 8 weeks 2. Acceptability and helpfulness of the intervention will be measured by asking participants to rate (1-5) how helpful they found their patch over the last week, at each session; and by looking at the frequency of any adverse effects and their intensity 3. Potential efficacy of the intervention will be measured by examining validated abstinence rates at the end of the 8 weeks, changes in carbon monoxide readings, cigarette consumption, enjoyment of smoking and withdrawal symptoms over the first 4 weeks prior to the TQD; and changes in withdrawal symptoms over the 8 weeks | — |
Countries
Argentina
Outcome results
None listed