Testing Counseling Styles to Motivate Smokers to Quit

July 3, 2012 updated by: Delwyn Catley, University of Missouri, Kansas City

Can Motivational Interviewing be Effective for Smoking Cessation?

The purpose of this study is to determine, among a sample of general adult smokers, the effectiveness of three different counseling interventions for motivating quit attempts among smokers not yet ready to quit.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

255

Phase

  • Phase 3

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
    • Missouri
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64110
        • University of Missouri-Kansas City

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 years and older
  • Smoke at least once a day for the past 30 days
  • Are willing to participate in all study components
  • Sufficient language skills in English for counseling and assessments
  • Has a home address
  • Has a working phone number

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months
  • Currently using a smoking cessation medication
  • Currently participating in smoking cessation program
  • Motivated to quit smoking
  • Planning to quit smoking in the next 2 weeks
  • Lives in a home with someone currently enrolled in the study
  • Minor

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: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Motivational Interviewing
Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Subjects will receive 4 counseling sessions (over 18 weeks) in which their thoughts about their smoking will be discussed. Two of these counseling sessions will be performed in person (weeks 0 and 12) and the remaining two will be over the phone(weeks 6 and 18).
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Brief Advice
Behavioral: Brief Advice (BA)
Participants in this arm will receive a single session of brief advice. A counselor will briefly discuss the risks associated with smoking.
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Health Education
Behavioral: Health Education (HE)
Subjects will receive 4 counseling sessions (over 18 weeks)in which they will receive educational information about the risks of smoking and the benefits of quitting. Two of these counseling sessions will be performed in person (weeks 0 and 12) and the remaining two will be over the phone (weeks 6 and 18).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Quit Attempt(s)
Time Frame: Any time within 26 weeks
Any time within 26 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Smoking Cessation
Time Frame: 7 days
7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Missouri, Kansas City

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Delwyn Catley, Ph.D., University of Missouri, Kansas City

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2010

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2012

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 24, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 24, 2010

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

August 25, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

July 4, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 3, 2012

Last Verified

July 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 00023726
  • 1R01CA133068-01A2 (NIH)

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