Behavioral cessation treatment of waterpipe smoking: The first pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Waterpipe use has increased dramatically in the Middle East and other parts of the world. Many users exhibit signs of dependence, including withdrawal and difficulty quitting, but there is no evidence base to guide cessation efforts.

Methods

We developed a behavioral cessation program for willing-to-quit waterpipe users, and evaluated its feasibility and efficacy in a pilot, two arm, parallel group, randomized, open label trial in Aleppo, Syria. Fifty adults who smoked waterpipe ≥3 times per week in the last year, did not smoke cigarettes, and were interested in quitting were randomized to receive either brief (1 in-person session and 3 phone calls) or intensive (3 in-person sessions and 5 phone calls) behavioral cessation treatment delivered by a trained physicia

SUBMITTER: Asfar T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4141480 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature