Mechanisms of Mindfulness for Smoking Cessation

November 10, 2019 updated by: Judson Brewer, Brown University

Mechanisms of Mindfulness for Smoking Cessation: Optimizing Quantity and Quality.

The purpose of this study is to understand brain mechanisms of app-based mindfulness training in smokers ages 21 to 65 years.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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80

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
        • University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 21-65 years of age
  • Smoke 10+ cigarettes/day
  • < 3 months abstinence in the past year
  • Have a smartphone; and motivated to quit smoking
  • Score >18 of 20 on Action subscale of the Readiness to Change Questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any usage of psychotropic medication: not on a stable dosage 6+ months
  • Prior participation in a mindfulness course or regular meditation practice (>20 min/week)
  • Serious psychiatric, cognitive, or medical disorder
  • MRI contraindications
  • Structural brain damage as well as other brain abnormalities revealed by the MRI
  • Claustrophobia
  • Not being fluent in English
  • Recreational drug use
  • Pregnant women
  • History of a neurological disorder
  • Current participation in a smoking study
  • Adults unable to consent
  • Prisoners

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: OTHER
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Active Comparator: Active Comparator App/Training
This is a standard smoking cessation smartphone app using the latest evidence-based smoking cessation methods and behavior change theory. Subjects will be encouraged to set a quit date of 3 weeks, to allow comparison to experimental arm quit date.
Device: Smartphone
Behavioral: App/Training
This is a free smoking cessation smartphone app using the latest evidence-based smoking cessation methods and behavior change theory. The app allows users to set a quit date, financial goals, and reminders, track daily smoking habits with an easy-to-use calendar, see graphs tracking money saved and number of packs not smoked, receive health milestones and craving tips to stay motivated, connect with social networks to give milestone updates, create a video diary, and watch personalized video messages from loved ones
Behavioral: App/Training
It is comprised of twenty-two modules of 10-15 minutes each, designed to teach mindfulness for smoking cessation using psychoeducation-based audio and videos, animations to reinforce key concepts, and in vivo exercises. In addition, 5 bonus modules become available upon completion of earlier modules; these may be accessed for additional practices to bolster other modules.
Experimental: Experimental App/Training
This is a 3-week smartphone-based training program that trains mindfulness for smoking cessation by helping smokers self-monitor their smoking habits, recognize when and how often they smoke, identify triggers for smoking, and learn methods to become more mindful of triggers, to quit smoking with a target quit date of 3 weeks.
Device: Smartphone
Behavioral: App/Training
This is a free smoking cessation smartphone app using the latest evidence-based smoking cessation methods and behavior change theory. The app allows users to set a quit date, financial goals, and reminders, track daily smoking habits with an easy-to-use calendar, see graphs tracking money saved and number of packs not smoked, receive health milestones and craving tips to stay motivated, connect with social networks to give milestone updates, create a video diary, and watch personalized video messages from loved ones
Behavioral: App/Training
It is comprised of twenty-two modules of 10-15 minutes each, designed to teach mindfulness for smoking cessation using psychoeducation-based audio and videos, animations to reinforce key concepts, and in vivo exercises. In addition, 5 bonus modules become available upon completion of earlier modules; these may be accessed for additional practices to bolster other modules.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) Signal
Time Frame: 1 month
BOLD signal change will be measured by fMRI and analyzed using statistical parametric mapping
1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Brown University

Collaborators

Collaborators

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University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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October 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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August 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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August 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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October 21, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 21, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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October 24, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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November 19, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 10, 2019

Last Verified

Last Verified

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November 1, 2019

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 1R61AT009337-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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