Use of the Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Smokers in Groups in Primary Health Care

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Motivational Interviewing in the Cessation of Smoking in Groups in Primary Health Care Services: a Community Clinical Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03221010

Acronym

MITG

Enrollment

600

Registered

2017-07-18

Start date

2016-06-30

Completion date

2018-06-30

Last updated

2018-10-30

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Conditions

Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Tobacco

Keywords

Smoking, Smoking cessation, Motivational Interviewing, Primary health care, Randomized clinical trial

Brief summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Motivational Interview (MI) on the smoking cessation rates of the smoking groups performed by the primary care teams of the Conceição Hospitalar Group, Porto Alegre, Brasil, and also whether there is an increase in the completion rate of the groups.

Detailed description

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a major public health problem worldwide. Primary health care is a strategic setting in the treatment of this problem. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Motivational Interview (MI) on the smoking cessation rates of the smoking groups performed by the primary care teams of the Conceição Hospitalar Group, Porto Alegre, Brasil, and also whether there is an increase in the completion rate of the groups. Methodology: A randomized community trial was carried out in the 12 units of this service, starting in July 2016, with randomization by cluster, where the intervention group received an 8-hour training in MI in order to associate the technique with the conventional approach, while the units of the control group used only the conventional approach.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMotivational Interviewing

Motivational Interview (MI) is a person-centered, communicative method whose purpose is to work and increase the user's motivation for behavior change.

BEHAVIORALTraditional cognitive-behavioral approach

This approach aims to combine cognitive interventions in the training of behavioral skills in patients, developing strategies to cope with the problem and detecting situations of risk, mobilizing the subject for his own process of change. Helps correct cognitive dysfunctions and behavioral changes in specific situations.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Smokers. * Participate in group smoking treatment.

Exclusion criteria

* Missing more than two sessions of the smoking group.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Smoking cessation	thirty days	Smoking cessation rate

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026