Behavioral Interventions to Target Self-Control

Behavioral Interventions to Target Self-Control in Abstinent Nicotine Dependent Smokers

Low self-control has been associated with a number of unhealthy behaviors with low treatment success. Alternative non-pharmacological approaches have the potential for enhancing self-control. This pilot study will investigate if the practice of yoga and/or health and wellness education improve self-control in the context of nicotine addiction, and will set the stage for larger clinical trials using behavioral interventions to supplement or replace existing treatments and increase the rates of recovery from disorders in which low self-control is a susceptibility factor.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Tobacco Smoking
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Education; Behavioral: Yoga

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 39
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Oregon
    • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
      • Oregon Health & Science University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• should smoke a minimum of 10 cigarettes/day
• be fluent speaking and reading English
• in good physical health
• intend to quit smoking
• capable of abstaining from smoking for 12-14 hours
• should have easy daily access to a computer and/or other internet-enabled device

Exclusion Criteria:

• current alcohol or substance use disorder (except nicotine)
• pregnancy
• history of psychosis or bipolar disorder
• current use of a behavioral or pharmacologic tobacco treatment
• any untreated medical or psychiatric condition that might compromise their safety during participation in the study (e.g. high blood pressure, diabetes, BMI >35)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Yoga; Sequential movements in coordination to the breath cycle followed by seated and supine postures to release muscle tension.	Behavioral: Yoga
Placebo Comparator: Education; A series of 30-minute recordings focused on different aspects of healthy living (e.g. diet, stress).	Behavioral: Education

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Time (minutes) to first smoke after 12-hour abstinence	Assessed 1 week after visit 1 during a 2-hour abstinence reinforcement session

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Laura Carim Todd, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 29, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 3, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): November 4, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 25, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 22, 2017
• Last Verified: September 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 1R21DA035877-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)