Testing Counseling Styles to Motivate Smokers to Quit
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01188018 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 25, 2010
Last Update Posted : July 4, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Smoking Tobacco Use Nicotine Dependence | Behavioral: Brief Advice (BA) Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing (MI) Behavioral: Health Education (HE) | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 255 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Can Motivational Interviewing be Effective for Smoking Cessation? |
Study Start Date : | October 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2012 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Brief Advice |
Behavioral: Brief Advice (BA)
Participants in this arm will receive a single session of brief advice. A counselor will briefly discuss the risks associated with smoking. |
Experimental: Motivational Interviewing |
Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Subjects will receive 4 counseling sessions (over 18 weeks) in which their thoughts about their smoking will be discussed. Two of these counseling sessions will be performed in person (weeks 0 and 12) and the remaining two will be over the phone(weeks 6 and 18). |
Active Comparator: Health Education |
Behavioral: Health Education (HE)
Subjects will receive 4 counseling sessions (over 18 weeks)in which they will receive educational information about the risks of smoking and the benefits of quitting. Two of these counseling sessions will be performed in person (weeks 0 and 12) and the remaining two will be over the phone (weeks 6 and 18). |
- Quit Attempt(s) [ Time Frame: Any time within 26 weeks ]
- Smoking Cessation [ Time Frame: 7 days ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 years and older
- Smoke at least once a day for the past 30 days
- Are willing to participate in all study components
- Sufficient language skills in English for counseling and assessments
- Has a home address
- Has a working phone number
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months
- Currently using a smoking cessation medication
- Currently participating in smoking cessation program
- Motivated to quit smoking
- Planning to quit smoking in the next 2 weeks
- Lives in a home with someone currently enrolled in the study
- Minor

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01188018
United States, Missouri | |
University of Missouri-Kansas City | |
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64110 |
Principal Investigator: | Delwyn Catley, Ph.D. | University of Missouri, Kansas City |
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Responsible Party: | Delwyn Catley, Professor of Psychology, University of Missouri, Kansas City |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01188018 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
00023726 1R01CA133068-01A2 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | August 25, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 4, 2012 |
Last Verified: | July 2012 |
Smoking Smoking Cessation Nicotine Dependence |
Tobacco Use Cessation Health Education Patient Education |
Tobacco Use Disorder Substance-Related Disorders Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders |