COMPARING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING-BASED TREATMENT AND ITS COMBINATION WITH NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY ON SMOKING CESSATION IN PRISONERS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20150724001

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2015-07-24

Start date

2014-07-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Smoking prevalence is much higher in prisoners than the general population. We compared the effects of Motivational Interviewing (MI)&#45

Interventions

use nicotine gum

Experimental Drug

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Have been imprisoned for more than six months. 2. Have smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day and express an intention or motivation to quit. 3. Have been imprisoned for at least a further six months to enable a follow-up. 4. Not to use other drugs for mental or physical issues.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Psychological problems 2. Smoke under 5 cigarettes per day

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Smoking Cessation 10 smoke per day	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
lung health 10 smoke per day	—

Countries

Iran

Contacts

Public Contactfarzad Jalali

Prison Organization

farjalali@gmail.com+98 9155150379

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026

COMPARING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING&#45;BASED TREATMENT AND ITS COMBINATION WITH NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY ON SMOKING CESSATION IN PRISONERS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL