Status:

COMPLETED

Use of a Smartphone Application (App) to Assist a Cognitive-Behavioral Smoking Cessation Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

University of Santiago de Compostela

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain

Conditions:

Smoking

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled clinical trial examines the effectiveness of a face-to-face\* cognitive-behavioral behavioral treatment to quit smoking enriched with an App. This project aims to innovate i...

Detailed Description

Psychological treatment (cognitive-behavioral) is a first-line smoking cessation treatment that has proven its efficacy. However, it is necessary to continue investigating to improve smoking outcomes ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years of age or older who smoke at least 8 cigarettes per day
  • Desire to participate voluntarily in the treatment offered to quit smoking
  • Correctly fill out all the pretreatment assessment questionnaires
  • Be able to provide written informed consent
  • Currently own a valid email and a smartphone Android or iOS and willing to use it during treatment

Exclusion

  • To have a diagnosis of a severe mental disorder (bipolar disorder and/or psychotic disorder)
  • To have a substance use disorder (alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, heroin), different from a tobacco use disorder
  • To smoke rolling snuff, cigars, little cigars, or other tobacco products
  • To have participated in an effective psychological treatment to quit smoking during the previous 12 months
  • To have received other effective pharmacological treatment to quit smoking in the previous 12 months (nicotine gum or patches, bupropion, varenicline)
  • To have a physical pathology involving life-threatening risks for the person who would require immediate intervention in individual format (e.g., recent myocardial infarction, pneumothorax)
  • To have a visual impairment that impedes the use of the App

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 15 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 10 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

287 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04765813

Start Date

September 15 2021

End Date

November 10 2023

Last Update

December 5 2023

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Smoking Cessation and Addictive Disorders Unit, Faculty of Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain, 15782