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Early Withdrawal Exposure and Negative Affect Withdrawal (NAW) Regulation Training for Smoking Cessation
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * at least 18 years of age * smoke at least 5 cigarettes per day * Expired breath carbon monoxide (CO) reading of at least five parts per million * report the intention to quit * reside in the Birmingham area with no plan to relocate outside of the area in the next 6 months * access to a telephone Exclusion Criteria: * inability to speak English * presence of a condition that contraindicates use of the nicotine patch * presence of conditions that might interfere with compliance with the protocol or greatly complicate treatment * any acutely life-threatening disease * concurrent participation in a formal treatment program for smoking cessation * current use of any pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation
About the study
Smoking remains the single most preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, accounting for approximately half a million deaths every year. The current study will investigate the efficacy and mechanisms of change of a novel smoking cessation intervention. The current study will thus provide essential information regarding a treatment that has the potential to enhance the efficacy of existing smoking cessation interventions, thereby having a beneficial impact on the public health of the United States.
What is being tested
- cognitive-behavioral withdrawal regulation strategies (behavioral)
- relaxation strategies (behavioral)
- early withdrawal exposure (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham · Participants: 400 · Started: Aug 1, 2019
Contact the study team
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT03912194
Locations in the U.S.
| Alabama | Ryals Public Health Building, Birmingham |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.