Use of the Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Smokers in Groups in Primary Health Care

NCT ID: NCT03221010

Last Updated: 2018-10-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 600 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-06-30
• Study Completion Date: 2018-06-30

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Motivational Interview (MI) on the smoking cessation rates of the smoking groups performed by the primary care teams of the Conceição Hospitalar Group, Porto Alegre, Brasil, and also whether there is an increase in the completion rate of the groups.

Detailed Description

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a major public health problem worldwide. Primary health care is a strategic setting in the treatment of this problem. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Motivational Interview (MI) on the smoking cessation rates of the smoking groups performed by the primary care teams of the Conceição Hospitalar Group, Porto Alegre, Brasil, and also whether there is an increase in the completion rate of the groups. Methodology: A randomized community trial was carried out in the 12 units of this service, starting in July 2016, with randomization by cluster, where the intervention group received an 8-hour training in MI in order to associate the technique with the conventional approach, while the units of the control group used only the conventional approach.

Conditions

Smoking, Tobacco; Smoking Cessation

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Motivational Interviewing

Intervention Group: in this group, composed of 6 randomized Basic Health Units, the professionals who coordinate the smoking groups will receive the training for the use of the Motivational Interviewing as an additional resource to the work of motivation and cognitive-behavioral approach usually performed in the groups, however , With an approach based on Motivational Interviewing.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Motivational Interviewing

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Motivational Interview (MI) is a person-centered, communicative method whose purpose is to work and increase the user's motivation for behavior change.

Traditional cognitive-behavioral approach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

This approach aims to combine cognitive interventions in the training of behavioral skills in patients, developing strategies to cope with the problem and detecting situations of risk, mobilizing the subject for his own process of change. Helps correct cognitive dysfunctions and behavioral changes in specific situations.

Traditional cognitive-behavioral approach

Control Group: in this group composed of the remaining 6 Randomized Basic Health Units, professionals will use only the traditional cognitive-behavioral approach advocated by the Brazilian Ministry of Health's smoking program.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Traditional cognitive-behavioral approach

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

This approach aims to combine cognitive interventions in the training of behavioral skills in patients, developing strategies to cope with the problem and detecting situations of risk, mobilizing the subject for his own process of change. Helps correct cognitive dysfunctions and behavioral changes in specific situations.

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interview (MI) is a person-centered, communicative method whose purpose is to work and increase the user's motivation for behavior change.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Traditional cognitive-behavioral approach

This approach aims to combine cognitive interventions in the training of behavioral skills in patients, developing strategies to cope with the problem and detecting situations of risk, mobilizing the subject for his own process of change. Helps correct cognitive dysfunctions and behavioral changes in specific situations.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

cognitive-behavioral approach

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Smokers.
• Participate in group smoking treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

• Missing more than two sessions of the smoking group.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Daniel Demétrio Faustino da Silva

Dentist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Nossa Senhora da Conceição Hospital

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Countries

Brazil

Other Identifiers

HNSC-Tobacco Groups

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id