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NCT00297479 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Group Therapy for Nicotine Dependence: Mindfulness and Smoking

A NA study, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
650
Enrollment target

NCT00297479: Completed NA study, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

NCT00297479 is a NA study that has completed, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The registered enrollment target is 650 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (54% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00297479, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
650 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The goal of this behavioral research study is to create and study a Mindfulness-Based Addiction Treatment (MBAT) for nicotine dependence. Mindfulness is a method to help focus attention on being in the "here and now." It can be learned through training in how to control one's attention. It is usually taught through meditation. The overarching goals of the study are to evaluate the efficacy of MBAT for nicotine dependence and the mechanisms and effects posited to mediate MBAT's impact on abstinence.

Primary Outcome

Biochemically verified 7-day point prevalence abstinence rates based on a completers-only approach.

Interventions

  • DRUG Nicotine
  • BEHAVIORAL Individual Therapy
  • BEHAVIORAL Group Therapy
  • BEHAVIORAL MBAT Group Therapy

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 650 participants
Start Date 2005-04
Est. Completion 2016-09
Phase NA
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

2,692 total trials

What the finished NCT00297479 record still lists

NCT00297479 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 650 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (54% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 4 interventions - of which Nicotine is the first listed.

NCT00297479 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00297479 about?

NCT00297479 is a clinical study titled "Group Therapy for Nicotine Dependence: Mindfulness and Smoking". The goal of this behavioral research study is to create and study a Mindfulness-Based Addiction Treatment (MBAT) for nicotine dependence. Mindfulness is a method to help focus attention on being in the "here and now." It can be learned through training in how to control one's attention. It is usuall...

What is the current status of trial NCT00297479?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 650 participants. The study started on 2005-04. Estimated completion is 2016-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00297479?

The interventions under investigation include: Nicotine (DRUG), Individual Therapy (BEHAVIORAL), Group Therapy (BEHAVIORAL), MBAT Group Therapy (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00297479?

This trial is sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, which has 2,692 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00297479's enrollment target sits among peer trials

650 156th of 2000 higher than 1,845 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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