E-cigarette Use, Tobacco Use Cessation
Conditions
Brief summary
Aims are to (1) evaluate attentional bias to e-cigarette cues between the intervention and control groups at post-intervention as compared to the pre-intervention; and (2) test the feasibility and efficacy of the intervention at post-intervention. To accomplish these aims, a theory-driven parallel, controlled 2-arm randomized clinical trial will be conducted with young adult e-cigarette users (approximately N = 50). Outcomes are attentional bias to e-cigarette cues and abstinence outcomes including nicotine dependence, and arousal/urges for e-cigarette use.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALComputerized attentional bias modification training
In intervention is designed to train participants to disengage attention from potent e-cigarette cues and is based on the well-established attention retraining paradigm for other psychopathologies.
BEHAVIORALPlacebo attention control training
This control training is very similar to the intervention's overall task structure and stimuli. The only difference is that the this control program is designed to exert no systematic manipulation on the attention deployment pattern between the two stimulus categories, thereby yielding no significant impact on the level of attentional bas toward ENDS-related cues
Sponsors
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 29 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18 and 29 years * Those who use ENDS exclusively, not combining with other tobacco, for 3 consecutive months * Those who own a smartphone.
Exclusion criteria
* Current medication or psychosocial treatment for ENDS dependence * Serious alcohol-use problems (≥ 26 points on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) * Ophthalmic conditions impeding eye-tracking * Current psychiatric/psychosocial treatment for other mental health disorders in the DSM-5 (e.g., schizophrenia) * Pregnancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attentional bias to e-cigarette cues measured by cueing task | Pre-training | Attentional bias measured by time in milliseconds between cue and response in cueing task |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subjective urges for e-cigarette use | Pre-training | Subjective urges for ENDS use measured by E-cigarette Use Patterns questionnaire) |
| Nicotine dependence | Pre-training | Nicotine dependence measured by Penn State E-Cigarette Dependence Index |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactSeok Hyun Gwon, PhD, RN
Backup ContactHan Joo Lee, PhD
Outcome results
None listed