NCT01188018

Testing Counseling Styles to Motivate Smokers to Quit

Can Motivational Interviewing be Effective for Smoking Cessation?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 255 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Missouri, Kansas City · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine, among a sample of general adult smokers, the effectiveness of three different counseling interventions for motivating quit attempts among smokers not yet ready to quit.

Conditions

• Smoking
• Tobacco Use
• Nicotine Dependence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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.
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).
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).

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-10-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2010-08-25
• Last updated: 2012-07-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States