Community-based Smoking Cessation Treatment for Adults with High Stress Sensitivity.

Description

Anxiety sensitivity, reflecting the fear of bodily sensations, is a risk factor for the maintenance and relapse of smoking. This study is designed to address the question - is a smoking cessation intervention personalized to high anxiety sensitive smokers and adapted for implementation by the YMCA effective among racially/ethnically diverse samples?

Conditions

Nicotine Dependence

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Study overview

Anxiety sensitivity, reflecting the fear of bodily sensations, is a risk factor for the maintenance and relapse of smoking. This study is designed to address the question - is a smoking cessation intervention personalized to high anxiety sensitive smokers and adapted for implementation by the YMCA effective among racially/ethnically diverse samples?

Efficacy and Implementation of Exercise-based Smoking Cessation Treatment for Adults with High Anxiety Sensitivity.

Community-based Smoking Cessation Treatment for Adults with High Stress Sensitivity.

Condition
Nicotine Dependence
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Austin

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States, 78712

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Adult (age ≥ 18);
  • * High Anxiety Sensitivity (≥5 on the Short Scale Anxiety Sensitivity Index \[SSASI\]);
  • * Daily smoker, ≥5 cigarettes (including e-cigarettes, little cigars/cigarillos) for ≥1 year;
  • * Motivated to quit smoking as evidenced by a score of ≥5 on a 0-10 Likert scale;
  • * Body mass index \<40;
  • * Medical clearance to participate.
  • * Located near a participating YMCA site (within 50 miles)
  • * Regular exercise defined as engaging in moderate-intensity exercise ≥3 days per week for ≥20 min each time;
  • * Receiving current intervention for smoking cessation.
  • * Outstanding debt to the YMCA
  • * Listed as a sex offender on the National Sex Offender Registry

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Jasper A. Smits,

Jasper Smits, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Texas at Austin

Study Record Dates

2028-06-30