Testing Counseling Styles to Motivate Smokers to Quit

Conditions

Nicotine Dependence, Smoking, Tobacco Use

Keywords

Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Nicotine Dependence, Tobacco Use Cessation, Health Education, Patient Education

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine, among a sample of general adult smokers, the effectiveness of three different counseling interventions for motivating quit attempts among smokers not yet ready to quit.

Bani-Yaghoub M, Elhomani A, Catley D.

2018-06-134 citations

10.1186/s12874-018-0511-0

A Randomized Trial of Motivational Interviewing: Cessation Induction Among Smokers With Low Desire to Quit.

Catley D, Goggin K, Harris KJ, Richter KP, Williams K, Patten C, Resnicow K, Ellerbeck EF, Bradley-Ewing A, Lee HS, Moreno JL, Grobe JE.

2015-12-2343 citations

10.1016/j.amepre.2015.10.013

Motivational Interviewing for encouraging quit attempts among unmotivated smokers: study protocol of a randomized, controlled, efficacy trial.

Catley D, Harris KJ, Goggin K, Richter K, Williams K, Patten C, Resnicow K, Ellerbeck E, Bradley-Ewing A, Malomo D, Liston R.

2012-06-1926 citations

10.1186/1471-2458-12-456

Interventions

BEHAVIORALBrief Advice (BA)

Participants in this arm will receive a single session of brief advice. A counselor will briefly discuss the risks associated with smoking.

BEHAVIORALMotivational Interviewing (MI)

Subjects will receive 4 counseling sessions (over 18 weeks) in which their thoughts about their smoking will be discussed. Two of these counseling sessions will be performed in person (weeks 0 and 12) and the remaining two will be over the phone(weeks 6 and 18).

BEHAVIORALHealth Education (HE)

Subjects will receive 4 counseling sessions (over 18 weeks)in which they will receive educational information about the risks of smoking and the benefits of quitting. Two of these counseling sessions will be performed in person (weeks 0 and 12) and the remaining two will be over the phone (weeks 6 and 18).

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18 years and older * Smoke at least once a day for the past 30 days * Are willing to participate in all study components * Sufficient language skills in English for counseling and assessments * Has a home address * Has a working phone number

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months * Currently using a smoking cessation medication * Currently participating in smoking cessation program * Motivated to quit smoking * Planning to quit smoking in the next 2 weeks * Lives in a home with someone currently enrolled in the study * Minor

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quit Attempt(s)	Any time within 26 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Smoking Cessation	7 days

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed