DURATION ADJUSTMENTS IN SCHEDULED REDUCED SMOKING

二十年来，戒烟行为疗法的发展已被药理学方法所取代。个人计算机化设备的出现已经迎来了对行为方法的兴趣的复苏。在监测使用、定制治疗、提供复杂的治疗方案和提供即时反馈方面取得了巨大进步。计划吸烟减少被证明是非常有效的，当执行与技术设备。然而，开创性的对照研究采用了21天的三阶段逐步下降方案，在基线收集周之后。这种一刀切、任意衍生的协议在适应个体细微差别时可能会显示出更大的有效性。这项研究将测试一种技术，用于调整高度重视的治疗持续时间。该战略比较用户对预定方案的遵守情况，并每周进行中期纠正，考虑偏离计划的情况。独特的设计，以执行减少算法，我们的计算机交互式通信将是这个方案的交付系统。该设备显著提高了使用数据收集、配置文件准确性、个性化敏感性和方案定制的标准。拟定商业应用：该仪器将作为非处方戒烟疗法进行商业销售，（1）作为高效自助最小接触行为治疗替代品，（2）作为其他行为、药理学和尼古丁替代疗法的辅助治疗;（3）作为更精确记录烟草使用、吸烟者类型和治疗依从性的研究工具。

Development of behavioral therapies for smoking cessation has been superseded by pharmacological approaches for two decades. The advent of personal computerized devices has ushered in a resurgence of interest in behavioral approaches. Great advances have been made in monitoring usage, tailoring treatments, delivering complex regimens, and giving instantaneous feedback. Scheduled smoking reduction proved highly efficacious when executed with technological devices. Pioneering controlled studies, however, employed a three-stage step-down regimen of 21 days, following baseline collection week. This one-size-fits-all, arbitrarily derived protocol may show even greater effectiveness when it adapts to individual nuances. This study will test a technique for adjusting treatment durations for that highly regarded therapy. The strategy compares users' compliance with scheduled regimens and conducts weekly mid-course corrections that consider deviation from the plan. Uniquely designed to perform reduction algorithms, our computerized interactive communicator will be the delivery system for this regimen. The device significantly raises the standards for usage data collection, profile accuracy, personalized sensitivity and regimen tailoring. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: This instrument will be commercially marketed for use as an over-the- counter stop-smoking therapy (l) as a highly-effective self-help minimum contact behavioral treatment alternative, (2) as an adjunct to other behavioral, pharmacological, and nicotine replacement therapies; and (3) as a research tool to more precisely record tobacco usage, smoker typology, and treatment compliance.