Smoking Treatment and Anxiety Management Program (STAMP)

Florida State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nicotine Dependence

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for smoking cessation and anxiety sensitivity reduction.; Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for smoking cessation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01753141

R01MH076629-01A1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Smoking Treatment and Anxiety Management Program (STAMP) is a treatment program focused on helping people manage their anxiety while quitting smoking. The study involves coming in to our clinic for 4 treatment sessions, with follow-ups for up to 2 years (a week 1, week 2, month 1, month 3, month 6, year 1, and year 2 follow-up). Participants will be paid $142.50 for their full participation as well as receive 6 weeks of free nicotine replacement patches.

Enrollment: 378 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Anxiety Sensitivity Index greater than 15
• Daily smoker for at least 1 year
• Less than 45 years old
• Currently smoke at least 8 cigarettes per day
• Report a motivation to quit smoking

Exclusion criteria

• History of panic disorder
• Psychotropic medication use (if not stable for 3 months)
• History of significant medical condition
• Current use of smoking cessation pharmacology
• Use of other tobacco products
• Planning to move in the next 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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378 participants in 2 patient groups

Active

Experimental group

Description:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for smoking cessation plus anxiety sensitivity reduction.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for smoking cessation and anxiety sensitivity reduction.

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for smoking cessation.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for smoking cessation