Chiropractic Treatment With Counseling Versus Counseling Alone for Promoting Smoking Cessation

Phase 1TerminatedNCT01689168

Southern California University of Health Sciences19 enrolled

Overview

Tobacco use is the number one killer of Americans today. Most current smokers have tried and failed to quit at least once. Smokers are addicted to the nicotine in tobacco products, and withdrawal from smoking can lead to physical symptoms such as irritability, anxiety, nervousness, depression and insomnia. This study will examine the effects of tobacco cessation counseling and chiropractic treatments on smokers who desire to quit.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Smoking

Interventions

CounselingBEHAVIORAL

Tobacco cessation counseling

Chiropractic adjustmentPROCEDURE

Full spine high velocity, low amplitude manipulation of the spine

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 18 yrs and above * Smokers with desire to quit smoking Exclusion Criteria: * Received chiropractic treatment or other manipulative therapies within the last month * Have received any therapy for smoking cessation during the last month * Visceral, systemic or joint inflammatory disease * A history of low back surgery * Osteoporosis * Prolonged systemic corticosteroid medication * Pregnancy * Recent spinal fracture

Locations (1)

University Health Center - Whittier

Whittier, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Tobacco cessation

Has the subject quit smoking?

Time frame: Smoking diary will be complete for 3 months

Urinary cotinine

An urinary test for nicotine metabolites

Time frame: Baseline, 14, 30, 60 and 90 days

Secondary Outcomes

Blood pressure

Time frame: Baseline, 14, 30, 60 days

Weight

Time frame: Baseline, 14, 30, 60 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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