Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation Enhanced With Text Messaging: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation Enhanced With Text Messaging: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation (PPT-S) addresses an array of risk factors for poor smoking outcomes (low positive affect, depressive symptoms, and cynical cognitions), while also providing skills that may buffer against stress and negative affect. The overall objective of this project is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of PPT-S, enhanced with text messaging, compared to a time-matched behavioral smoking cessation treatment. Participants in both treatment conditions will receive nicotine replacement therapy and a validated text-messaging intervention for smoking cessation that monitors progress in quitting smoking and extends smoking counseling outside of the individual face-to-face context.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. be 18 years of age or older
2. smoke at least 5 cigarettes per day for longer than one year with no current regular use of other nicotine/tobacco products including e-cigarettes
3. have a baseline carbon monoxide level of at least 4 ppm
4. be willing to use the nicotine patch
5. report at least a 5 on a 0 to 10 scale rating the importance of quitting smoking (where 10 = extremely important);
6. have an active cell phone and be willing to send and receive text messages for the duration of the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Contact study site for details