Mindfulness Training for Smoking Cessation

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Participants will complete this study remotely, either at home or at their preferred location using an online platform. The investigators propose to test the effects of a mindfulness training [MT: Headspace] intervention compared to a time and attention psycho-education control [control: TedTalks] among N=200 adult smokers of a nicotine product. Previous studies suggest that mindfulness training may be beneficial in reducing craving during tobacco abstinence. During the study, participants will complete baseline questionnaires, followed by two weeks of daily MT or control training and self-report on questionnaires assessing affect, cognition, and smoking behavior using Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) for remote data capture. Following this two weeks of training, participants will complete a smoking quit attempt and complete daily EMA questionnaires for two weeks. The first day of the smoking quit attempt will include a remote Zoom video session following overnight smoking abstinence. During this session the participants will complete a remote stressor task (Trier Social Stress Test, TSST), and the investigators will collect EMA data on affect and smoking behavior before and after the TSST. One month after the start of the quit attempt, participants will complete a phone call as a follow-up to assess smoking behavior over the previous 30 days, and to complete a debriefing. Study objectives are to test the effect of MT on: (1) smoking lapses during the follow-up periods; and (2) stress (affect, smoking urge, withdrawal symptoms) during the TSST.

Official Title
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Examining the Effects of Brief Mindfulness Training on Smoking Quit Attempts

Conditions
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Smoking Cessation

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Headspace
* Behavioral: TEDTalk


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: At least 18 years of age Smoke at least 5 cig/day for the past year English fluency Motivation to quit smoking in next 30 days, or willing to make a practice quit attempt Reside in California Have remote video capability (i.e., computer, laptop, tablet with working camera and audio) in order to complete all data collection procedures (Note that the study does not have resources to provide these materials) Have working smartphone capable of downloading the app for EMA assessments Exclusion Criteria: Current use of any nicotine replacement products (i.e., nicotine patch, gum, lozenge) or smoking cessation medications (i.e., Chantix, Bupropion, Wellbutrin, Zyban) Current mindfulness or meditation practice of greater than 5 minutes each day.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Between-groups study design
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Mindfulness<br>Participants in the experimental arm are asked to use a mindfulness smartphone application called Headspace. Headspace offers pre-recorded introductory mindfulness meditation audio instructions guided by experienced meditation teachers. Study participants are instructed to voluntarily complete 10 minutes of Headspace twice per day for 14 days, a total recommended dose of 280 minutes. Mindfulness practice begins the day after the baseline interview (i.e., intervention day 1). Participants are encouraged to listen at two separate times each day to support habit formation and to maximize daily exposure with low time burden. As participants have minimal prior experience with mindfulness attributed to the study eligibility criteria, all recommended trainings are at the beginner level. Participants have access to all sessions offered and are not restricted to a particular sequence. | Behavioral: Headspace<br>* A smartphone application that provides users with mindfulness and meditation sessions.<br>* Other names: Mindfulness;|
| Placebo Comparator: Psychoeducation<br>Participants in the psychoeducation arm listen to TEDTalks audio recordings by experts on field-specific topics. Study participants are instructed to complete 10 minutes of TEDTalks twice per day for 14 days. Sessions were selected by the study team to be of interest to the public yet not include content on meditation, smoking, or content appearing to cue behavior change associated with smoking. Like the Mindfulness condition, participants in the Psychoeducation condition begin the practice the day after the baseline interview. Participants are told to listen at two separate times each day to maximize daily exposure with low time burden. Additionally, participants are instructed to listen with full mindful attention and return attention to the audio when attention drifts to match the Mindfulness instruction and emphasize the importance of sustaining attention for each 10-minute period. Participants have access to all sessions offered and are not restricted to a particular sequence. | Behavioral: TEDTalk<br>* A smartphone application that provides users with psychoeducational audio recordings from TEDTalk.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Smoking Cessation Behavior at 14 days | 7-day point prevalence abstinence (i.e., no cigarettes smoked in the previous 7 days). 0=did not smoke; 1=smoked at least one cigarette. | 14 days after start of quit attempt | 
| Smoking Cessation Behavior at 30 days | 7-day point prevalence abstinence (i.e., no cigarettes smoked in the previous 7 days). 0=did not smoke; 1=smoked at least one cigarette. | 30 days after start of quit attempt | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cessation Motivation | change in motivation to quit (or stay quit) as measured by the Contemplation Ladder, a visual graphic used to select current level of quit motivation (0=no thought of quitting; 10=taking action to quit). A higher number indicates greater motivation to quit smoking. | baseline (start of the study) and 30 days after start of quit attempt | 
| App training adherence | Adherence to app use will be calculated as the number of times an individual used the app out of a total of 28 sessions (2 session per day for 14 days). A higher number indicates better adherence. | 14 days after starting app training | 
| Stress-related feelings of anxious | visual analog scales of I feel anxious using the scale (0=not at all to 100=extremely). A higher number indicates greater feelings of anxious | 1 min before the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), and +5, +30, +60 min after TSST | 
| Stress-related feelings of relaxed | visual analog scales of I feel relaxed using the scale (0=not at all to 100=extremely). A higher number indicates greater feelings of relaxed | 1 min before the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), and +5, +30, +60 min after TSST | 
| Stress-related feelings of stressed | visual analog scales of I feel stressed using the scale (0=not at all to 100=extremely). A higher number indicates greater feelings of stressed | 1 min before the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), and +5, +30, +60 min after TSST | 
| Stress-related feelings of urge to smoke | visual analog scales of I have an urge to smoke using the scale (0=not at all to 100=extremely). A higher number indicates greater feelings of urge to smoke | 1 min before the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), and +5, +30, +60 min after TSST | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Mindfulness, Meditation