Cigarette Smoking
Conditions
Keywords
Cigarette, Nicotine, Smoking, Contingency Management, Voucher reinforcement, Smoking Abstinence, Internet-based treatment
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.
Detailed description
Smokers are randomly assigned to one of two groups: an Abstinence Contingent (AC) group and a Submission Contingent (SC) group. The AC group receives vouchers for abstaining from smoking (measured by a carbon monoxide monitor and confirmed through video-submission), and the SC group receives vouchers for submitting videos of their carbon monoxide breath tests. Both groups take videos of their CO-monitoring on a secure website designed for the study, as well as receive standard care counseling and education related to smoking cessation. The main intervention lasts four weeks, and a three-week maintenance phase will follow. Assessments will be conducted at intake, week four (end of the main treatment phase), and at three and six months after the intervention period is completed
Interventions
BEHAVIORALReinforcement for the abstinence of smoking
Participants in this intervention group will receive vouchers contingent upon a CO sample of 4ppm or less.
BEHAVIORALReinforcement for submission of videos with CO sample
This intervention group will receive vouchers contingent on their submission of videos of their CO breath tests.
Sponsors
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Caregiver)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Self-reported smoker * Permission to contact applicant by phone * Ability to use the internet
Exclusion criteria
* Self-report of a history of or current severe or unstable medical or psychiatric illness that would interfere with the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 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
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed