Overview
Anxiety sensitivity, reflecting the fear of bodily sensations, is a risk factor for the maintenance and relapse of smoking. This study is designed to address the question - is a smoking cessation intervention personalized to high anxiety sensitive smokers and adapted for implementation by the YMCA effective among racially/ethnically diverse samples?
Description
This protocol provides the recommended treatment to achieve smoking cessation (i.e., counseling and nicotine replacement therapy) and randomly assigns individuals to a high-intensity exercise or low-intensity exercise intervention as a strategy to engage the mechanisms relevant to high anxiety sensitive smokers to improve smoking cessation outcomes.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult (age ≥ 18);
- High Anxiety Sensitivity (≥5 on the Short Scale Anxiety Sensitivity Index [SSASI]);
- Daily smoker, ≥5 cigarettes (including e-cigarettes, little cigars/cigarillos) for ≥1 year;
- Motivated to quit smoking as evidenced by a score of ≥5 on a 0-10 Likert scale;
- Body mass index <40;
- Medical clearance to participate.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Regular exercise defined as engaging in moderate-intensity exercise ≥3 days per week for ≥20 min each time;
- Receiving current intervention for smoking cessation.