Effects of Smoking Environment on Craving and Smoking
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Smoking Cessation |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 55 |
| Updated: | 2/1/2017 |
| Start Date: | October 2014 |
| End Date: | December 2015 |
Effects of Smoking Environment on Craving and Smoking: A Pilot Study
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of exposure to standard smoking
environments on ability to resist smoking as measured with a Delay to Smoking Task. The
results of this study will inform whether the Delay to Smoking Task is a sensitive measure
for evaluating environment-provoked craving and smoking behavior.
environments on ability to resist smoking as measured with a Delay to Smoking Task. The
results of this study will inform whether the Delay to Smoking Task is a sensitive measure
for evaluating environment-provoked craving and smoking behavior.
Adult smokers (n=25) will complete 4 visits and a 6 month follow-up phone call. Participants
will complete a Delay to Smoking Task following 6 hours smoking abstinence. The task
involves viewing pictures of smoking and non-smoking locations and participants will have
the choice to smoke a cigarette at any time during the session. A monetary reinforcer will
be provided for each 6-minute period that a participant resists smoking. Once participants
stop the task they can choose to smoke as much or a little as they want for the next 30
minutes. Participants will be provided with a smoking tab. Each cigarette they light will
cost them from their tab. Measurements of tobacco craving, emotion ratings, and nicotine
withdrawal will be assessed.
will complete a Delay to Smoking Task following 6 hours smoking abstinence. The task
involves viewing pictures of smoking and non-smoking locations and participants will have
the choice to smoke a cigarette at any time during the session. A monetary reinforcer will
be provided for each 6-minute period that a participant resists smoking. Once participants
stop the task they can choose to smoke as much or a little as they want for the next 30
minutes. Participants will be provided with a smoking tab. Each cigarette they light will
cost them from their tab. Measurements of tobacco craving, emotion ratings, and nicotine
withdrawal will be assessed.
Inclusion Criteria:
- generally healthy
- between the ages of 18 and 55
- smoking an average of 5 cigarettes per day for at least one year
- breath CO level > 8 ppm (if ≤ 8 ppm, then NicAlert Strip = 6)
- no interest in quitting smoking for the duration of time required for the experiment
Exclusion Criteria:
- inability to attend all required experimental sessions
- use of psychoactive medications
- use of smokeless tobacco
- current alcohol or drug abuse
- use of illegal drugs as measured by urine drug screen (excluding marijuana)
- current use of nicotine replacement therapy or other smoking cessation treatment
- Blood Alcohol Level (BAL) > 0.00
- use of other tobacco products or e-cigarettes more than 9 days in the past 30 days
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