A Novel Dialectical Behavior Therapy Brief Group Intervention for Cigarette Smoking by Patients With Cancer: An Open Clinical Trial

Conditions

• Smoking Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy -Skill Training brief intervention — BEHAVIORAL
  A behavioral counseling approach for enhancing skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and mindfulness

Study Details

The purpose of this research study is to learn more about how Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Skills Training can help patients with cancer who smoke cigarettes cut down on or stop their smoking.

Key Dates

Start date

Feb 11, 2026

Status verified

Mar 2026

Primary completion

Nov 30, 2026

Completion

Nov 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

16 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NA

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

• Experimental: Patients with cancer who smoke
  Participants who smoke and are undergoing treatment with a curative intent for cancer or are in remission from cancer

Primary Outcome Measure

Recruitment Rates [ Time Frame: Measured from the date the first patient responds to advertisement or is referred to the study by providers until the date the last patient group begins the first session of the intervention, assessed up to 100 weeks. ]

Central Contacts

• James Morgan
  336-712-4491
  [email protected]

Locations (2)

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