Smoking Cessation
Conditions
Keywords
smokers
Brief summary
Craving is one of the most prominent reasons for relapse after smoking cessation. Mainly pharmacological aids (NRT, bupropion, varenicline) try to counter this condition. This project aims to evaluate the effect of stress-management and a short breathing technique, reinforced by means of visualisation , on the experience of craving in smokers who are prepared to stay abstinent for at least 3 hours before the start of the intervention. It is expected that this strategy can provide supplementary gains in craving control.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALbreathing technique
breathing technique as a stress management technique, reinforced by biofeedback
BEHAVIORALbehavioral strategies
the control group reads a paper on the properties and components of tobacco and on behavioural strategies to cope with craving
Sponsors
University Hospital, Ghent
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* smokers (at least 10 cigarettes/day); * 18 years of age or older; * prepared to stay abstinent for 3 hours before the start of the session; * not prepared to stop smoking; * Dutch speaking.
Exclusion criteria
* acute health related problems; * psychiatric co-morbidities; * quit attempts in the past 3 months; * participation in other clinical trials.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Craving at the end of each of two (learning) sessions; | 1 day | Measurement by means of participant's estimation of feelings of smoking urge and smoking craving (by means of the Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale) before and immeadiately after each of two intervention sessions) |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed