Status:
UNKNOWN
Pilot Study of the Feasibility of Palm Pilots in Monitoring Smoking Behavior in Individuals With Chronic Mental Illness
Lead Sponsor:
North Suffolk Mental Health Association
Conditions:
Smoking
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
The goal of this open trial is to pilot the use of palm pilots as a tool for monitoring smoking behavior in individuals with serious mental illness. That is, the investigators aim to assess the useful...
Detailed Description
The specific aims of this project are: 1. We will compare the accuracy of daily palm pilot recordings to paper and pencil measures. We hypothesize that the number of cigarettes smoked according to da...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age between 18 and 50
- Having a DSM-IV psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depression with significant functional impairment
- Smoking 10 or more cigarettes per day
- Having an expired air minimum CO of at least 10 ppm
- Normal or corrected to normal eyesight and adequate manual dexterity to operate a palm pilot (will be assessed on case by case basis with participants completing an initial screening which involves demonstrating basic ability to read the screen on the palm pilot and operate the stylus)
- Stable psychiatric symptoms
Exclusion
- Mini Mental State exam score less than 24/30
- Currently using nicotine replacement therapy
- Diagnosis of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, substance abuse or dependence disorders (to substances other than nicotine) active within the last 3 months
- Patients who, in the investigator's opinion, pose a current homicide or suicide risk
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
October 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
11 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00435903
Start Date
June 1 2005
End Date
October 1 2005
Last Update
May 18 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Freedom Trail Clinic
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114