NCT01995123

Behavioral Activation for Smoking Cessation in PTSD

Behavioral Activation for Smoking Cessation in Veterans With PTSD

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 124 (actual)
• Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether behavioral activation as an adjuvant to standard smoking cessation treatment improves smoking cessation outcomes among veterans with PTSD relative to a comparably intense combination of standard smoking cessation treatment + health and smoking education. It is expected that behavioral activation will produce more successful results than health and smoking education when paired with standard smoking cessation treatment.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to examine whether behavioral activation as an adjuvant to standard smoking cessation treatment improves smoking cessation outcomes among veterans with PTSD relative to a comparably intense combination of standard smoking cessation treatment + health and smoking education. It is expected that behavioral activation will produce more successful results than health and smoking education when paired with standard smoking cessation treatment. After an initial phone screen, in-person screening, and baseline assessment, enrolled participants will be randomized to either behavioral activation therapy and standard smoking cessation treatment (BA+ST) or health and smoking education and standard smoking cessation treatment (HSE+ST). Both groups will meet with a therapist once a week for 8 weeks to receive either BA+ST or HSE+ST. Participants' mood and smoking outcomes will be monitored throughout the 8 weeks of treatment and at 2 follow-up visits and 2 follow-up phone calls.

Conditions

• Tobacco Dependence
• PTSD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Behavioral Activation Therapy	Behavioral Activation (BA) Treatment will be delivered in eight, 30 minute individual sessions over an 8-week period. BA treatment will focus on encouraging subjects to participate in activities that they find enjoyable and rewarding.
BEHAVIORAL	Health and Smoking Education	Health and Smoking Education (HSE) Treatment will be delivered in eight, 30 minute individual sessions over an 8-week period. HSE treatment will focus on smoking, health, and the impact of smoking on the subject's health.
BEHAVIORAL	Standard Smoking Cessation Therapy	Standard smoking cessation therapy will be delivered in eight, 20-minute individual sessions over an 8-week period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-09-08
• Primary completion: 2019-03-29
• Completion: 2019-03-29
• First posted: 2013-11-26
• Last updated: 2020-04-15
• Results posted: 2020-04-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States