Actively Recruiting
Shaping Habitual Impulses For a Tobacco-free Style
Led by University of Houston · Updated on 2026-04-17
300
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
149 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Houston
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Texas at Austin
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The present investigation aims to assess the efficacy of an innovative and novel smoking cessation intervention that integrates approach bias retraining (ABR) and standard smoking cessation treatment (ST). Participants will be randomized to either: (1) standard smoking cessation treatment and approach bias retraining (ST+ABR); (2) ST+Sham; or (3) ST-only.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Shaping Habitual Impulses For a Tobacco-free Style
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- At least 18 years of age
- Ability to speak English fluently
- Ability to read English fluently
- Ability to write in English fluently
- Biochemical verification of self-reported smoking status following minimum study specified smoking rate endorsement
- Motivated to quit smoking
- Willing to attend in-person visits
- Provide written informed consent, accepting study inclusion criteria and the randomized group assignment
- English literacy of 7th grade or higher, as indicated by a score of 4 or greater on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form (REALM-SF)
You will not qualify if you...
- Used an e-cigarette in the past 3 months
- Initiated any mental health therapy or pharmacotherapy within the past 3 months
- Currently in therapy for substance abuse (including nicotine dependence)
- Currently enrolled in any other studies at the RESTORE lab to help quit smoking
- Currently using any nicotine replacement therapy or psychotherapy products for nicotine cessation
- Currently using Bupropion as a smoking cessation aid and antidepressant
- Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant
- Having high blood pressure that is not under control
- Having had a heart attack within the past 2 weeks
- Having visual impairments
- Having hand-motoric impairments
- Currently suicidal or high suicide risk or current or past psychotic disorders of any type, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, anorexia, bulimia assessed using the Mini Neuropsychiatric Interview
- Cognitive impairment, verified via a score of 8 or higher on the Six-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6-CIT)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
RESTORE Laboratory: Research on Emotion, Substance Use Treatment Outcomes, Rehabilitation, and Empowerment
Houston, Texas, United States, 77004
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
L
Lorra Garey, PhD
CONTACT
A
Ashley Ruiz, B.S.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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