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- BREATHE Free: Character Strength and Resilience-Based Curriculum for Successful Tobacco Treatment: a pilot feasibility trial
Clinical Trial
BREATHE Free: Character Strength and Resilience-Based Curriculum for Successful Tobacco Treatment: a pilot feasibility trial
This pilot feasibility trial involves two study arms: intervention and control. Each arm will include 45 participants. The overall purpose of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an in-person group-based intervention for tobacco cessation and relapse prevention in adults residing in the 91Â鶹 area who use one or more tobacco products every day. In this study, tobacco products refer to combustible cigarettes, cigars (cigarillos and little filtered cigars, electronic nicotine delivery systems (including, vape pens, e-cigs, and JUUL) and oral, non-combustible tobacco such as snus and snuff. Intervention arm will go through BREATHE Free curriculum. This curriculum is a 12-week spirituality and faith-based curriculum designed to develop and enhance character strengths, and in turn resilience, through weekly group meetings, storytelling that includes acting out the story and the practice of meditation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Inclusion criteria Age 18 years and older. Daily tobacco use. Use of one or more tobacco products, including cigarette smoking, cigar (little filtered cigars and cigarillos) smoking, vaping (using electronic nicotine delivery systems or e-cigarettes), chewing, dipping (use of oral non-combustible tobacco). Valid home address in 91Â鶹 or the CSRA. Functioning telephone number. Can speak, read, write in English.