All participants will receive free weekly counseling (8- weeks) and free nicotine patches (10-weeks). They will complete assessment measures commonly used in smoking cessation studies. We hope to show that this treatment is feasible in this small pilot study before comparing it to a more established treatment in a future randomized clinical trial.
This study is a non-randomized trial of a new psychosocial treatment for smoking cessation (for smokers with schizophrenia) that is based on cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation - a commonly used approach. Participants will receive free weekly counseling (8- weeks) and free nicotine patches (10-weeks). They will complete assessment measures commonly used in smoking cessation studies. We hope to show that this treatment is feasible in this small pilot study before comparing it to a more established treatment in a future randomized clinical trial.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
27
individual, weekly, smoking cessation counseling + over-the-counter nicotine patch
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Task Persistence - Mirror Tracing
Number of seconds persisting on a computerized mirror tracing task (Higher number of seconds = greater persistence)
Time frame: Through end-of-treatment - approximately 8 weeks after baseline
Task Persistence - Sustained Divided Attention Task
Seconds persisting on Sustained Divided Attention Task (Higher number of seconds = greater persistence)
Time frame: Through end-of-treatment - approximately 8 weeks after baseline
Task Persistence - Breath-holding
Number of seconds persisting on a breath-holding endurance task (Higher number of seconds = greater persistence)
Time frame: Through end-of-treatment - approximately 8 weeks after baseline
Task Persistence -Temperament and Character Inventory-Persistence Scale (TCI-P)
Score on Temperament and Character Inventory-Persistence Scale (TCI-P) (Higher score = greater persistence)
Time frame: Through end-of-treatment - approximately 8 weeks after baseline
Task Persistence - 2-item Task Persistence Measure
Score on 2-item Task Persistence Measure (Higher score = greater persistence)
Time frame: Through end-of-treatment - approximately 8 weeks after baseline
Task Persistence - Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS)
Score on Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) (Higher score = greater persistence)
Time frame: Through end-of-treatment - approximately 8 weeks after baseline
Task Persistence - Thoughts About Smoking Questionnaire
Score on the Thoughts About Smoking Questionnaire (Higher score = less persistence)
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Time frame: Through end-of-treatment - approximately 8 weeks after baseline
Self-reported ratings of ease of understanding and helpfulness of counseling
percentage of participants who rate the intervention as "easy to understand" and "helpful"
Time frame: Through end-of-treatment - approximately 8 weeks after baseline