Increasing the smoking cessation success rate by enhancing improvement of self-control through sleep-amplified memory consolidation: protocol of a randomized controlled, functional magnetic resonance study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco use disorder (TUD) remains a global health crisis characterized by high relapse rates despite extensive cessation efforts. This study aims to enhance treatment outcomes by addressing the cognitive and neural imbalances associated with habitual and goal-directed behaviours among individuals with TUD. We hypothesise that by integrating high-intensity interval training (HIIT), cognitive remediation treatment (CRT) via app-based chess training and a standard smoking cessation program (SCP) for cognitive control and sleep quality will be improved, thereby facilitating smoking cessation.

Methods

The study will enrol 140 treatment-seeking smokers aged 18-65 years who meet the DSM-5 criteria for TUD. The participants will be randomly assigned to four groups: CRT +

SUBMITTER: Gerhardt S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11847401 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature