Exercise to Aid Smoking Cessation in Adolescent Girls

描述（由申请人提供）： 目前约有22%的青年人吸烟，尽管与吸烟相关的癌症和心血管疾病的风险增加。烟草使用仍然是美国成年人死亡的主要、可预防的原因。研究表明，那些在14-26岁之间吸第一支烟的人更有可能成为尼古丁依赖者，因此，比那些在较晚年龄开始吸烟的人更难戒烟。虽然女孩的吸烟率在1970年代和1980年代有所下降，但从1998年到2000年，目前高中女孩的吸烟率保持不变。尽管吸烟对健康有负面影响，但对体重的担忧和对体重增加的恐惧已被证明与女孩吸烟有关。另外，运动已被证明是一种积极的健康行为，可以提供与吸烟相同的感知益处：自尊，放松，体重管理。在以前的成年女性试验中，剧烈运动已被证明对帮助戒烟有效。因此，本研究将调整有效的基于团体的认知行为戒烟治疗加运动，以满足青春期女孩的需要。该项目将包括两个阶段。在该项目的第一阶段，将组织4个重点小组（每个小组由8-10名少女组成），以调整干预措施。调整将包括使材料、干预内容和语言适合年龄并与青年相关。该项目的第二阶段将包括一项随机试点研究，其中40名少女将被随机分配到：a）标准认知行为戒烟加运动（CBT+运动）或B）标准戒烟与相等的接触时间（标准+接触）。将招募样本，治疗12周并随访3个月。戒烟结果（持续戒烟）将通过唾液可替宁进行验证。锻炼坚持性将通过参加监督会议和客观监测来验证。将对行为改变的拟议理论中介进行二次分析，包括体重问题和自我效能。主要假设是，CBT+运动组的女孩比标准+接触组的女孩有更高的戒烟率。总之，我们寻求：1）进行形成性工作，以调整戒烟材料和运动方案，从成年女性到青春期女孩，2）进行一项小型随机试点试验，以确定干预措施在青春期女孩样本中的初步疗效。因此，本研究将作为更大规模临床试验的试点。少女成功戒烟可能有助于未来降低这一群体的慢性病死亡率。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Approximately 22% of youth currently smoke cigarettes despite the increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease associated with cigarette use. Tobacco use continues to be the leading, preventable cause of mortality among US adults. Research has shown that those who smoke their first cigarette between the ages of 14-26 are more likely to become nicotine dependent, and, therefore, more resistant to smoking cessation efforts, than those initiating smoking at a later age. Although the smoking prevalence among girls declined in the 1970's and 1980's, the current smoking rates among high school girls has held constant from 1998 to 2000. Despite the negative health consequences associated with smoking, weight concerns and fear of weight gain have been shown to be associated with the uptake of smoking in girls. Alternatively, exercise has been shown to be a positive health behavior, and can provide the same perceived benefits of smoking: self-esteem, relaxation, weight management. In previous trials in adult women, vigorous intensity exercise has been shown to be effective for aiding with smoking cessation. Therefore, this study will adapt the efficacious group-based cognitive behavioral smoking cessation treatment plus exercise to meet the needs of adolescent girls. This project will consist of two phases. In Phase I of this project, 4 focus groups will be conducted (each consisting of 8-10 adolescent girls) to adapt the intervention. Adaptations will include making the materials, intervention content, and language age-appropriate and relevant for youth. Phase II of the project will consist of a randomized pilot study in which 40 adolescent girls will be randomly assigned to: a) standard cognitive-behavioral smoking cessation plus exercise (CBT+Exercise) or b) standard cessation with equal contact time (Standard+Contact). The sample will be recruited, treated for 12 weeks and followed for 3 months. Smoking cessation outcome (continuous abstinence) will be validated by saliva cotinine. Exercise adherence will be validated by attendance at supervised sessions, and objective monitoring. Secondary analysis, of proposed theoretical mediators of behavior change will be conducted, including weight concerns and self-efficacy. The primary hypothesis is that girls in the CBT+Exercise group will have higher quit rates than girls in the Standard+Contact group. In summary, we seek to:1) conduct the formative work to adapt the cessation materials and exercise protocol from a focus on adult women to adolescent girls, and 2) conduct a small randomized pilot trial to determine the preliminary efficacy of the intervention in a sample of adolescent girls. Therefore, this study will serve as a pilot for a larger clinical trial. Successful smoking cessation in adolescent girls could contribute to the future reduction of chronic disease mortality in this group.