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Pennsylvania Adolescent Smoking Study (PASStudy)

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Deborah Moss, MD, MPH
Research Sponsored by Pennsylvania Department of Health
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 5 years
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

The Pennsylvania Adolescent Smoking Study (PASStudy) will evaluate the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing (MI) compared to Structured Brief Advice (SBA) to reduce cigarette smoking among adolescents who smoke. MI is a brief 5 session client-centered psychotherapeutic style intended to increase "the probability that a person will enter into, continue and adhere to a specific change strategy." This will be compared with SBA, which implements Best Practice Guidelines (i.e., 5 A's and 5 R's) and assists participants in accessing the best available resources for smoking cessation.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 5 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: 2Active Control1 Intervention
Structured Brief Advice (SBA)
Group II: 1Active Control1 Intervention
Motivational Interviewing (MI)

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Pennsylvania Department of HealthLead Sponsor
41 Previous Clinical Trials
998,065 Total Patients Enrolled
University of PittsburghOTHER
1,789 Previous Clinical Trials
16,359,293 Total Patients Enrolled
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaOTHER
731 Previous Clinical Trials
8,472,710 Total Patients Enrolled
Lehigh Valley HospitalOTHER
24 Previous Clinical Trials
16,397 Total Patients Enrolled
Janet Audrain-McGovern, Ph.DStudy ChairUniversity of Pennsylvania
Deborah Moss, MD, MPHPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Pittsburgh
Sarah Stevens, MD, MPHPrincipal InvestigatorLehigh Valley Hospital
Jon Pletcher, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Pittsburgh
Pamela Murray, MD, MHPPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Pittsburgh
Sara B Kinsman, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania
~18 spots leftby Dec 2025
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