Randomized clinical trial comparing 3 brief interventions designed to increase motivation to quit smoking in socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers.
The investigators propose a randomized clinical trial comparing 3 brief interventions designed to increase motivation to quit smoking in socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive a) A brief motivational interviewing intervention, b) A nicotine replacement therapy sampling intervention, or c) A referral-only intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
58
Participants are provided with a 35 minute counseling session designed to increase motivation to quit smoking and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Participants are provided with a two-week sample of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy (i.e., nicotine lozenge and nicotine patch) and then provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Participants are provided with a written referral for tobacco dependence treatment.
Division of Addiction Psychiatry
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Self-reported Serious Quit Attempt Measured Via the 'Quitting Preparation and Actions Questionnaire'
A self-described "serious" attempt to quit smoking cigarettes since the initial study appointment, measured by the "Quitting Preparation and Actions Questionnaire."
Time frame: 30 days
Self-reported Treatment Seeking Measured Via the 'Quitting Preparation and Actions Questionnaire'
Self-reported contact with one of two treatment referrals provided at intervention since the time of the initial study appointment
Time frame: 30 days
Self-reported Cigarettes Per Day
Self-reported cigarettes smoked per day; abstinence to be biochemically verified with carbon monoxide \< 5ppm
Time frame: 30 days
Importance, Confidence, & Readiness Questionnaire
Motivation and Self-efficacy for quitting smoking measured via Importance, Confidence, \& Readiness Questionnaire" (rated on a 0 to 10 scale with higher numbers indicating greater importance, confidence, or readiness to quit)
Time frame: 30 days
Readiness to Quit Ladder
"Readiness to Quit Ladder" (with 10 non-numbered choices, ranging from 0 to 10 reflecting varying degrees of readiness to quit smoking; higher numbers reflect greater readiness to quit smoking)
Time frame: 30 days
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