Mindfulness-based Smoking Cessation Enhanced With Mobile Technology
18 Years and older, Male and Female
R01CA237004 (primary)
NCI-2021-08950
Summary
The purpose of this study is to:
Aim I: Test the efficacy of a mindfulness-based text messaging program for smoking cessation
("iQuit Mindfully"), both as a standalone intervention and in combination with in-person
counseling; and Aim II: Investigate the mechanisms through which mindfulness training impacts
smoking cessation.
Objectives
This study is a 2 X 2 randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of the iQuit
Mindfully text messaging program, both as a standalone intervention and in combination with
in-person counseling (Mindfulness-based Addiction Treatment; MBAT), compared to usual care.
Participants will be randomized to one of four groups based on assignment to iQuit Mindfully
text messages (yes/no) and in-person MBAT (yes/no):
- Usual Care (self-help materials + nicotine patch and nicotine lozenge treatment)
- MBAT (8 weekly virtual MBAT sessions + self-help materials + nicotine patch and nicotine
lozenge treatment)
- iQuit Mindfully (iQuit Mindfully text messages + self-help materials + nicotine patch
and nicotine lozenge treatment)
- MBAT + iQuit Mindfully (8 weekly virtual MBAT sessions + iQuit Mindfully text messages +
self-help materials + nicotine patch and nicotine lozenge treatment)
All study participants will receive self-help smoking cessation materials, including the
"Clearing the Air" booklet developed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and a referral to
the Tobacco Cessation Quitline (1-800-QUIT-NOW). All study participants will also receive
nicotine patches and lozenges. Assessments will occur at baseline and weeks 1, 3, 5, and 8.
Follow-up assessments will occur at weeks 12 and 24.
Eligibility
- at least 18 years of age
- current smoker with history of >3 cigarettes/day (and expired carbon monoxide [CO] >6ppm)
- motivated to quit within next 30 days
- valid home address in the greater Atlanta, GA area
- functioning telephone number
- can speak, read, and write in English
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