Conditions: Smoking
Keywords: smoking cessation
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 66
Healthy volunteers: yes

Brief summary:
The primary objective of this study is to test a manualized adaptation of positive psychotherapy (PPT) for smoking cessation (PPT-S). The investigators will conduct a preliminary randomized clinical trial (N = 80) to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of PPT-S over 26 weeks of follow up in comparison to a standard smoking cessation treatment. Both treatments will be delivered in individual 6 sessions over 6 weeks, and will include provision of transdermal nicotine patch. The effect size estimates from this Stage 1b research will provide the foundation for a future application to conduct a large-scale, Stage II, randomized clinical trial.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: 6 sessions of individual behavioral smoking cessation counseling that incorporates techniques from Positive Psychotherapy to increase positive affect and reduce negative affect prior to and after quitting smoking. Intervention includes 8 weeks of transdermal nicotine patch. arm 2: 6 sessions of individual behavioral smoking cessation counseling with 8 weeks of transdermal nicotine patch. Inlcudes relaxation training to match time in the experimental condition

Interventions: intervention 1: Positive Psychotherapy for smoking cessation intervention 2: Nicotine polacrilex intervention 3: Relaxation training intervention 4: Behavioral smoking cessation treatment
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 6 sessions of individual behavioral smoking cessation counseling that incorporates techniques from Positive Psychotherapy to increase positive affect and reduce negative affect prior to and after quitting smoking. Intervention includes 8 weeks of transdermal nicotine patch. intervention 2: 8 weeks of nicotine patch intervention 3: Instructions in progressive muscle relaxation intervention 4: Counseling on techniques to manage triggers and avoid smoking

Protocol document: