Working Memory Training on Delay Discounting Among Cigarette Smokers (RTA)
Tobacco Use Disorder/Cigarette Smoking
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Tobacco Use Disorder/Cigarette Smoking
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria: To be included in this study, a participant must be 18 years of age or older, who have smoked at least four cigarettes per day for at least 6 months, are interested in quitting cigarette smoking, are at or below the federal poverty line based on persons in family/household and annual household income:
- 1 -- $12,880
- 2 -- $17,420
- 3 -- $21,960
- 4 - $26,500
- 5 -- $31,040
- 6 -- $35,580
- 7 -- $40,120
- 8 -- $44,660
- 9 - add $4,540 for each additional person,
OR they or their child(ren) utilize a federal program for low-income individuals, and are willing to participate in a 5-week working memory training program as a pretreatment adjunct to behavioral group + nicotine replacement therapy (NRT; via nicotine patches).
Exclusion criteria: Participants must not indicate a severe substance use disorder according to the DSM-V with any substance other than tobacco or have any significant medical or psychiatric condition. Such conditions could include traumatic brain injury, dementia, significant learning disability, or psychotic symptoms. Participants must be at least at a 5th-grade reading level. In case that participants are excluded, they will be provided with resources in the community and provided with contact information for the Kansas Tobacco Quitline.
Sites / Locations
- Swope Health Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Working Memory Training (Active Training) + Behavioral Intervention
Control Training (CT) + Behavioral Intervention
Participants will be randomized to complete 10 sessions of a Working Memory Training. All participants will receive behavioral activation (a behavioral intervention for smoking cessation) and nicotine patches.
Participants will be randomized to complete 10 sessions of a Control Condition Memory Training. All participants will receive behavioral activation (a behavioral intervention for smoking cessation) and nicotine patches.