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

RecruitingPhase 3

Sponsor: Jasper A. Smits

Conditions: Nicotine Dependence

Interventions: Aerobic Exercise, Counseling, Nicotine patch

Countries: United States

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?

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion 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)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Regular exercise defined as engaging in vigorous-intensity exercise for at least 75 minutes per week for the last 3 months
* Receiving current intervention for smoking cessation.
* Outstanding debt to the YMCA
* Listed as a sex offender on the National Sex Offender Registry

Locations (1)

Austin, Texas, United States