The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an intervention to promote smoking cessation among light smokers.
The three-arm randomized controlled trial compares Arm 1) standard smoking cessation plus support text messages, 2) enhanced cue exposure treatment (lab-based + interactive SMS texting) + D-cycloserine placebo, Arm 3)will include a combination of cognitive behavioral cessation counseling, enhanced cue exposure treatment (lab-based + interactive SMS texting) and a cognitive-enhancing drug - D-cycloserine. In addition to an in-person screening visit, we will conduct three in-person treatment visits and an inperson follow-up visit.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
31
Standard smoking cessation plus support text messages
Enhanced cue exposure treatment (lab-based + interactive SMS texting) + DCS placebo
Enhanced cue exposure treatment (lab-based + interactive SMS texting)+ active DCS. In addition to an in-person, screening visit, we will conduct three in-person treatment visits and an in-person follow-up visit.
Duke University Medical Center - Cancer Prevention, Detection and Control
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Number of Participants With Completion of at Least 2 Study Visits
Feasibility will be determined by number of participants that complete at least 2 study visits.
Time frame: Approximately 8 weeks
Number of Participants Who Rated the Intervention Acceptable
Acceptability will be determined by the number of patients rating the intervention usefulness in the experimental and control arms on a 7-point Likert scale, where 1=extremely useless and 7=extremely useful.
Time frame: Approximately 8 weeks
Number of Participants With Validated Cessation
Biochemically-validated cessation (absence of salivary cotinine) 1 week post-intervention.
Time frame: 1 week post-intervention
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