NCT03221010

Use of the Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Smokers in Groups in Primary Health Care

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Motivational Interviewing in the Cessation of Smoking in Groups in Primary Health Care Services: a Community Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 600 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Motivational Interview (MI) on the smoking cessation rates of the smoking groups performed by the primary care teams of the Conceição Hospitalar Group, Porto Alegre, Brasil, and also whether there is an increase in the completion rate of the groups.

Detailed description

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a major public health problem worldwide. Primary health care is a strategic setting in the treatment of this problem. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Motivational Interview (MI) on the smoking cessation rates of the smoking groups performed by the primary care teams of the Conceição Hospitalar Group, Porto Alegre, Brasil, and also whether there is an increase in the completion rate of the groups. Methodology: A randomized community trial was carried out in the 12 units of this service, starting in July 2016, with randomization by cluster, where the intervention group received an 8-hour training in MI in order to associate the technique with the conventional approach, while the units of the control group used only the conventional approach.

Conditions

• Smoking, Tobacco
• Smoking Cessation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Motivational Interviewing	Motivational Interview (MI) is a person-centered, communicative method whose purpose is to work and increase the user's motivation for behavior change.
BEHAVIORAL	Traditional cognitive-behavioral approach	This approach aims to combine cognitive interventions in the training of behavioral skills in patients, developing strategies to cope with the problem and detecting situations of risk, mobilizing the subject for his own process of change. Helps correct cognitive dysfunctions and behavioral changes in specific situations.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-06-01
• Primary completion: 2017-07-01
• Completion: 2018-06-01
• First posted: 2017-07-18
• Last updated: 2018-10-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil