Status:
COMPLETED
Contingency Management for Smoking in Substance Abusers
Lead Sponsor:
Brown University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Conditions:
Substance Abuse
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine whether contingent reinforcement for smoking abstinence, compared to noncontingent reinforcement, increases the effectiveness of brief counseling and nicotine rep...
Detailed Description
Substance abusers have a high prevalence and rate of smoking with little success in quitting, so stronger approaches are needed to encourage attempts to quit smoking. The aim of this study is to dete...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of substance abuse or dependence by DSM-IV criteria
- in residential treatment at one particular agency
- currently smoking at least 10 cigarettes per day for the past 6 months
Exclusion
- hallucinating or delusional or marked organic impairment (to the point of impairing ability to understand informed consent) according to medical records
- current use of nicotine replacement therapy, Zyban, or any other smoking cessation treatment
- medical exclusions for NRT: pregnant or nursing; treatment in the last 3 months for unstable angina, severe congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension; lung cancer; supplemental oxygen; history of adverse reactions to NRT; allergies to adhesive; or any severe skin disease that requires treatment (e.g., psoriasis or eczema).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
340 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00807742
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
April 1 2014
Last Update
January 23 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Brown University, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903