NCT01252966

Cognitive Training for Nicotine Dependence

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 213 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomized clinical trial tested the effects of a computerized (web-based) cognitive training intervention on smoking cessation. All participants received 8 weeks of standard nicotine patch therapy, smoking cessation counseling, and were randomized to 1 of 2 different training programs: cognitive training vs. control training.

Conditions

• Tobacco Use Disorder
• Nicotine Addiction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive Training	The computerized cognitive training intervention is a 12-week standardized course of internet-based computerized cognitive exercises designed to enhance executive cognitive function.
BEHAVIORAL	Control training	The computerized control training intervention is a 12-week standardized course of internet-based deep breathing exercises which does not contain the cognitive exercises designed to enhance executive cognitive function.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2015-09-01
• Completion: 2015-09-01
• First posted: 2010-12-03
• Last updated: 2017-01-16
• Results posted: 2017-01-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States