Talking it out: could a Conversation-Based approach curb smoking in future nurses?
NCT ID NCT07758998
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a counseling method called motivational interviewing, based on the Transtheoretical Model, can help nursing students who smoke to change their smoking habits and quit. Participants will receive two to six face-to-face sessions tailored to their readiness to change, focusing on the health effects of smoking, benefits of quitting, and relapse prevention. The study measures changes in cigarettes smoked per day, nicotine dependence, and progress through stages of change. If successful, this approach could offer a practical tool for smoking cessation in a group that will one day guide patients on tobacco control.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Transtheoretical Model-based motivational interviewing (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a practical counseling method to help young adult smokers, especially future health professionals, quit smoking and reduce nicotine dependence.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-group study without a control group, so results may not be definitive. The intervention's success depends on individual readiness and participation, and some participants may not complete all sessions.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 87 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Nursing students currently enrolled in the study setting. * Aged 18 years or older. * Current cigarette smokers. * No self-reported health condition that would prevent participation in the intervention. * Willing and able to provide informed consent and participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to complete all planned stages of the study. * Withdrawal of consent or voluntary discontinuation from the study at any time.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kırklareli University Faculty of Health Sciences
Kırklareli, Kırklareli, 39100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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