NCT00963482

Smoking Cessation in Alcoholics

Secondary Prevention of Tobacco Dependence in Alcohol-dependent Patients - a Randomized, Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 103 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Most alcohol-dependent individuals are heavy smokers. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether a specific smoking cessation program (based on cognitive-behavioral therapy) for inpatient alcohol-dependent smokers is more effective than a control condition (treatment as usual).

Detailed description

The study is designed as a randomised, controlled trial conducted in an inpatient alcohol treatment institution. Shortly after alcohol detoxification, smokers are offered to voluntarily participate in a smoking cessation program. Participation is possible if patients either want to stop smoking or to reduce their consumption for at least 50%. Patients are asked about their smoking behaviour at the following time points: at admission (T0), after finishing the smoking cessation program or the control condition (T1), one month later by phone (T2) and six months later in a closing meeting (T3). Urine samples and CO-breath controls are taken to check both nicotine and alcohol abstinence.

Conditions

• Smoking Cessation
• Alcohol Consumption

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive-behavioural smoking cessation program	It's a cognitive-behavioural intervention for smoking cessation. Originally based on a 6 week program designed for outpatients (Batra \& Buchkremer 2004). This program was then specifically tailored for inpatient use with additional information addressing the interaction of smoking and drinking and its consequences.
BEHAVIORAL	Autogenic training	Learning and exercising of autogenic training. There's evidence that autogenic training is not effective in smoking cessation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-07-01
• Primary completion: 2010-01-01
• Completion: 2011-08-01
• First posted: 2009-08-21
• Last updated: 2015-03-27
• Results posted: 2012-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland