Self-Control and Adult Cigarette Smokers
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Smoking Cessation |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 1/11/2019 |
| Start Date: | April 2016 |
| End Date: | September 2019 |
| Contact: | Andrea H Weinberger, PhD |
| Email: | andrea.weinberger@einstein.yu.edu |
| Phone: | (646) 592-4474 |
The purpose of this study is to learn more about self-control and adults who smoke
cigarettes. It has been suggested that people can improve self-control by practicing tasks
that require the use of self-control (such as delaying cigarettes or sitting up as straight
as possible). The goal of this study is to learn about whether scores on self-control and
other measures will change after one week of practicing self-control tasks at home. We
believe that adults who smoke cigarettes will show better self-control after practicing tasks
for a week.
cigarettes. It has been suggested that people can improve self-control by practicing tasks
that require the use of self-control (such as delaying cigarettes or sitting up as straight
as possible). The goal of this study is to learn about whether scores on self-control and
other measures will change after one week of practicing self-control tasks at home. We
believe that adults who smoke cigarettes will show better self-control after practicing tasks
for a week.
The purpose of this pilot study is to examine a smoking-related self-control task and smoking
behavior in adult smokers who are not motivated to quit smoking.
This pilot study will have a between-subjects design. All participants will be asked to
complete two study appointments. First, they will complete a baseline appointment where they
will review consent procedures. Participants who complete the consent forms will then be
asked to fill out measures of demographics, smoking, and self-control. Smoking will be
confirmed using expired breath carbon monoxide (CO) levels taken using a CO monitor. At that
appointment participants will be randomly assigned to complete one of two self-control tasks:
a task that is related to smoking (e.g., giving instructions to delay smoking when they have
a craving) or a task that is not related to smoking (e.g., participants will be instructed to
try to maintain the best posture possible (e.g., sit up straight, walk with good posture) as
much as possible throughout each day Random assignment will be done using a random number
generator and 50% of participants will be assigned to the smoking task while the other 50%
will be assigned to the non-smoking task. Study staff will received standardized instructions
to read to each participant about the task that they are assigned to practice during the
week. Participants will be asked to practice their assigned self-control task every day for a
week and to complete a brief series of questions about the effort and time spent practicing
the task that day along with the number of cigarettes they smoked that day. After one week,
participants will return for the second study appointment where they will report on their
effort and time spent practicing the self-control tasks and complete additional measures of
smoking and self-control.
behavior in adult smokers who are not motivated to quit smoking.
This pilot study will have a between-subjects design. All participants will be asked to
complete two study appointments. First, they will complete a baseline appointment where they
will review consent procedures. Participants who complete the consent forms will then be
asked to fill out measures of demographics, smoking, and self-control. Smoking will be
confirmed using expired breath carbon monoxide (CO) levels taken using a CO monitor. At that
appointment participants will be randomly assigned to complete one of two self-control tasks:
a task that is related to smoking (e.g., giving instructions to delay smoking when they have
a craving) or a task that is not related to smoking (e.g., participants will be instructed to
try to maintain the best posture possible (e.g., sit up straight, walk with good posture) as
much as possible throughout each day Random assignment will be done using a random number
generator and 50% of participants will be assigned to the smoking task while the other 50%
will be assigned to the non-smoking task. Study staff will received standardized instructions
to read to each participant about the task that they are assigned to practice during the
week. Participants will be asked to practice their assigned self-control task every day for a
week and to complete a brief series of questions about the effort and time spent practicing
the task that day along with the number of cigarettes they smoked that day. After one week,
participants will return for the second study appointment where they will report on their
effort and time spent practicing the self-control tasks and complete additional measures of
smoking and self-control.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Be adults who are 18 years of age or older
2. Currently smoke ≥10 cigarettes per day biochemically confirmed by an expired breath
carbon monoxide (CO) level ≥8
3. Report that they are not currently attempting to quit smoking and not currently
receiving smoking cessation treatment (e.g., counseling, nicotine replacement therapy,
bupropion, varenicline)
4. Have the capacity to give informed consent
5. Be English-speaking.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Children under the age of 18
2. Non-English speakers
3. Those who do not have the capacity to consent will be excluded from this study.
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