University of Minnesota
This pilot randomized controlled trial will test the feasibility of a smoking cessation intervention using mindful smoking practice and a smartphone-based sensor-band among adults who regularly smoke cigarettes. Participants will be randomized to either an intervention group or a control group. Participants in the intervention group will receive a one-on-one mindful smoking guidance session, instructions for using a smartphone-based sensor-band, a mindfulness practice video, and smoking cessation information. Participants in the control group will receive smoking cessation information. The intervention period will last 8 weeks, with assessments at baseline, 8 weeks, and 4 months after completion of the intervention. The study will evaluate feasibility, preliminary smoking cessation outcomes, and physiologic parameters including heart rate variation, skin temperature, resting heart rate, respiratory rate, and real-time heart rate during craving and mindful smoking practice.
Cigarette smoking is a leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality and contributes to cancer, lung disease, health care costs, and reduced quality of life. Although many adults who smoke cigarettes attempt to quit, long-term cessation rates remain low. Mindfulness-based strategies may help people who smoke manage cravings by increasing awareness of present-moment thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations without automatically reacting by smoking. This pilot randomized controlled trial will evaluate a smoking cessation intervention that combines mindful smoking practice with use of…
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years and older * Smoking at least 5 cigarettes per day on average over the past 3 months * Motivated to quit smoking, indicated by answering "yes" to being interested in quitting smoking or making a quit attempt in the next 30 days * Has a functioning Android or iOS smartphone * Has a telephone number available for contact Exclusion Criteria: * Recent change in the dosage or type of new medications, if taking medications, or unstable medical situation in the past 3 months * Active substance dependence other than nicotine * Use of other non-cigarette tobacco pr…
The intervention includes a one-hour, one-on-one mindful smoking guidance session using the RAIN method, which includes Recognize, Accept, Investigate, and Note. Participants will also receive a mindfulness practice video and instructions for using a smartphone-based sensor-band. During the 8-week intervention period, participants will practice mindful smoking when they feel a craving to smoke and will record craving level, duration of practice, feelings after practice, heart rate at craving time, heart rate at the end of mindful smoking practice, and daily smoking activities.
Participants will receive smoking cessation information published by the American Lung Association, including printed materials such as The Smoking Health Effects brochure and Top Tips for Quitting Smoking.
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