Testing Counseling Styles to Motivate Smokers to Quit

University of Missouri, Kansas City255 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

255

Conditions

Smoking Tobacco Use Nicotine Dependence

Interventions

Brief Advice (BA)BEHAVIORAL

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

Motivational Interviewing (MI)BEHAVIORAL

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).

Health Education (HE)BEHAVIORAL

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).

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quit Attempt(s)

Time frame: Any time within 26 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Smoking Cessation

Time frame: 7 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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