Can a short DBT program help cancer patients kick the habit?

NCT ID NCT07119489

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study is testing a short group therapy program based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help cancer patients reduce or stop smoking. The program focuses on building skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and mindfulness. The trial will enroll 16 participants and primarily measure whether the program is feasible and acceptable, not yet whether it definitively works.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Skills Training (behavioral counseling)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a practical, short-term therapy to help cancer patients quit smoking, improving their overall health and treatment outcomes.
What could go wrong: This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 16 participants and no control group. It's designed to see if the approach is acceptable, not yet to prove it works. Results may not apply to all smokers with cancer.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer neoplasm Smoking

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

SMOKING BEHAVIOR

Contacts and locations

Locations

Atrium Health Levine Cancer
RECRUITING

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITING

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

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