NYCHA Mindfulness-based Smoking Cessation Intervention

NYU Langone Health

Overview

The study will assess feasibility, accessibility and impact of a mindfulness-based smoking cessation group intervention for New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents. Residents who smoke to receive an 8-week intervention. Participants will also be offered 4 weeks of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).

The primary objective of this research is to examine the feasibility, accessibility and impact of a mindfulness-based smoking cessation program for NYCHA residents.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Tobacco Use

Interventions

Mindfulness Based addition treatmentBEHAVIORAL

The intervention is comprised of 8 weekly group MBAT sessions. Two weekly groups of about 10 participants each will be conducted. All participants will also have the option to receive nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges for four weeks as part of their time in the study. Participants will complete surveys at enrollment (baseline), immediately after their last MBAT session (around 2 months after enrollment) and one month after completing treatment (3 months post-enrollment). Surveys will assess primary and secondary outcomes and satisfaction with the intervention.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Current smoker (\>= 5 cigarettes per day). Dual tobacco users are eligible as long as their primary tobacco product is cigarettes. * Ready to quit smoking cigarettes within 30 days * Able to attend the 8 weekly MBAT sessions at the scheduled days/times * NYCHA resident * English language * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) score indicating current risk for depression * Self-reported diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizotypal disorder or other psychotic disorder

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of participants who perceive the Mindfulness based addiction treatment as useful at time of Enrollment

Participants will report their perceived usefulness and effectiveness of the intervention using self reported surveys at enrollment (baseline).

Time frame: Baseline

Number of participants who perceive the Mindfulness based addiction treatment as useful after last MBAT session.

Number of participants will report their perceived usefulness and effectiveness of the intervention using self reported surveys after their last MBAT session (2 months after enrollment).

Time frame: 2 months

Number of participants who perceive the Mindfulness based addiction treatment as useful post treatment

Participants will report their perceived usefulness and effectiveness of the intervention using self reported surveys one month after completing treatment (3 months post-enrollment).

Time frame: 3 months

Number of participants who perceive the Mindfulness based addiction treatment as effective

Participants who self-report 7-day abstinence in the final follow up survey (3 months) will provide a biochemically validated saliva sample

Time frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Number of participants who adhered to the Mindfulness based addiction treatment

This will be reported in the number of sessions attended and completed mindfulness exercises in between the sessions.

Time frame: 3 months

Number of participants who self reported abstinence

This will be self reported at the end of the treatment (2 months)

Time frame: 2 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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