Community-based Smoking Cessation Treatment for Adults With High Stress Sensitivity.
Recruiting · NCT06053567 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Jasper A. Smits
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What this trial is about
Anxiety sensitivity, reflecting the fear of bodily sensations, is a risk factor for the maintenance and relapse of smoking. This study is designed to address the question - is a smoking cessation intervention personalized to high anxiety sensitive smokers and adapted for implementation by the YMCA effective among racially/ethnically diverse samples?
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Adult (age ≥ 18);
- High Anxiety Sensitivity (≥5 on the Short Scale Anxiety Sensitivity Index \[SSASI\]);
- Daily smoker, ≥5 cigarettes (including e-cigarettes, little cigars/cigarillos) for ≥1 year;
- Motivated to quit smoking as evidenced by a score of ≥5 on a 0-10 Likert scale;
- Body mass index \< 40;
- Medical clearance to participate.
- Located near a participating YMCA site (within 50 miles)
Exclusion criteria
- Regular exercise defined as engaging in vigorous-intensity exercise for at least 75 minutes per week for the last 3 months
- Receiving current intervention for smoking cessation.
- Outstanding debt to the YMCA
- Listed as a sex offender on the National Sex Offender Registry
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas, United States