Mechanisms of Mindfulness for Smoking Cessation
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Smoking Cessation |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 21 - 65 |
| Updated: | 2/1/2018 |
| Start Date: | October 2016 |
| End Date: | October 2022 |
| Contact: | Judson Brewer, MD, PhD |
| Email: | judson.brewer@umassmed.edu |
| Phone: | 508-856-1632 |
Mechanisms of Mindfulness for Smoking Cessation: Optimizing Quantity and Quality.
The purpose of this study is to understand brain mechanisms of app-based mindfulness training
in smokers ages 21 to 65 years.
in smokers ages 21 to 65 years.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 21-65 years of age
- Smoke 10+ cigarettes/day
- < 3 months abstinence in the past year
- Have a smartphone; and motivated to quit smoking
- Score >18 of 20 on Action subscale of the Readiness to Change Questionnaire
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any usage of psychotropic medication: not on a stable dosage 6+ months
- Prior participation in a mindfulness course or regular meditation practice (>20
min/week)
- Serious psychiatric, cognitive, or medical disorder
- MRI contraindications
- Structural brain damage as well as other brain abnormalities revealed by the MRI
- Claustrophobia
- Not being fluent in English
- Recreational drug use
- Pregnant women
- History of a neurological disorder
- Current participation in a smoking study
- Adults unable to consent
- Prisoners
We found this trial at
1
site
Worcester, Massachusetts 01655
Principal Investigator: Judson Brewer, MD, PhD
Phone: 516-305-0428
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