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2 for Smoking Cessation

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Deborah Moss, MD, MPH
Research Sponsored by Pennsylvania Department of Health
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, counseling sessions 1-5, weeks 8, 12, 24
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Study Summary

The Pennsylvania Adolescent Smoking Study (PASStudy) will evaluate the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing (MI) compared to Structured Brief Advice (SBA) to reduce cigarette smoking among adolescents who smoke. MI is a brief 5 session client-centered psychotherapeutic style intended to increase "the probability that a person will enter into, continue and adhere to a specific change strategy." This will be compared with SBA, which implements Best Practice Guidelines (i.e., 5 A's and 5 R's) and assists participants in accessing the best available resources for smoking cessation.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, counseling sessions 1-5, weeks 8, 12, 24
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, counseling sessions 1-5, weeks 8, 12, 24 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Reduction in number of cigarettes smoked as measured by the Timeline Follow-back.
Secondary outcome measures
Any reports of smoking cessation will be verified by a saliva cotinine assay.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: 2Active Control1 Intervention
Structured Brief Advice (SBA)
Group II: 1Active Control1 Intervention
Motivational Interviewing (MI)

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Pennsylvania Department of HealthLead Sponsor
41 Previous Clinical Trials
998,065 Total Patients Enrolled
University of PittsburghOTHER
1,725 Previous Clinical Trials
16,305,471 Total Patients Enrolled
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaOTHER
709 Previous Clinical Trials
8,582,712 Total Patients Enrolled

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Pennsylvania Adolescent Smoking Study (PASStudy)
2007. "Pennsylvania Adolescent Smoking Study (PASStudy)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00381329.
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