[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"trial:NCT07553962":3,"trial-entities:NCT07553962":82,"trial-summary:NCT07553962":85},{"id":4,"nct_id":4,"org_study_id":5,"brief_title":6,"official_title":7,"overall_status":8,"completion_date":9,"status_verified_date":10,"last_update_date":11,"start_date":12,"sponsor_name":13,"lead_sponsor_class":14,"has_dmc":15,"brief_summary":16,"detailed_description":17,"conditions":18,"keywords":25,"study_type":30,"primary_purpose":17,"phases":31,"enrollment_info":32,"interventions":35,"primary_outcomes":36,"secondary_outcomes":45,"sex":46,"minimum_age":47,"maximum_age":17,"healthy_volunteers":15,"eligibility_criteria":48,"std_ages":57,"locations":60,"central_contacts":76,"overall_officials":79,"references":80,"see_also_links":81},"NCT07553962","23-2285","Measuring Communal Coping in Dual-smoking Couples Making a Quit Attempt","Communal Coping in Dual-Smoking Couples During a Quit Attempt","RECRUITING","2026-12-01","2026-05","2026-05-15","2025-03-20","University of Colorado, Denver","OTHER",false,"Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, and quitting is especially difficult for couples who both smoke. When both partners smoke, they are less likely to quit successfully and more likely to relapse compared to people whose partner does not smoke. Research suggests that the way romantic partners interact and support each other during a quit attempt can make a real difference - but researchers do not yet know enough about what kinds of support actually help.\n\nThis study examines a concept called \"communal coping,\" which refers to when partners treat a shared health challenge - like quitting smoking - as something they are facing together as a team rather than as separate individuals. Researchers believe that couples who approach quitting this way may have better outcomes.\n\nTo study this, researchers will ask both members of dual-smoking couples to complete brief daily surveys over two weeks while making a quit attempt. These surveys will track how partners support (or discourage) each other's quitting efforts on a day-to-day basis, along with cigarette use, cravings, and stress. This will help researchers understand which relationship patterns are most helpful for quitting, and identify specific targets for future couples-based smoking cessation programs.",null,[19,20,21,22,23,24],"Smoking (Tobacco) Addiction","Smoking ( Cigarette)","Tobacco","Tobacco Abstinence","Quitting Smoking","Smoking Cessation",[26,27,28,29],"smoking cessation","tobacco","cigarette","relationships","OBSERVATIONAL",[],{"count":33,"type":34},250,"ESTIMATED",[],[37,41],{"measure":38,"description":39,"timeFrame":40},"Self-report of smoking abstinence","Participants will report how many cigarettes they smoked (or didn't smoke) in their daily diary surveys.","Daily for the first two weeks of the study period, and in the follow-up survey two weeks later.",{"measure":42,"description":43,"timeFrame":44},"Concentration of carbon monoxide found in lungs.","Participants will use a carbon monoxide breathalyzer and report the results in their daily diary surveys.","Daily for the first two weeks of the study.",[],"ALL","18 Years",{"inclusion":49,"exclusion":55,"raw_text":56},[50,51,52,53,54],"Are over the age of 18","Smoke cigarettes on a daily basis","Smoke at least 5 cigarettes per day on average","Are in a committed relationship with an individual who smokes at least 5 cigarettes per day on average and is willing to participate in the study","Are willing to make a smoking cessation attempt at the time of enrollment into the study (applies to only one partner).",[],"Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Are over the age of 18\n* Smoke cigarettes on a daily basis\n* Smoke at least 5 cigarettes per day on average\n* Are in a committed relationship with an individual who smokes at least 5 cigarettes per day on average and is willing to participate in the study\n* Are willing to make a smoking cessation attempt at the time of enrollment into the study (applies to only one partner).",[58,59],"ADULT","OLDER_ADULT",[61],{"facility":62,"status":8,"city":63,"state":64,"zip":65,"country":66,"contacts":67,"geoPoint":73},"University of Colorado Denver","Denver","Colorado","80204","United States",[68],{"name":69,"role":70,"phone":71,"email":72},"Zane Freeman, M.A","CONTACT","512-755-1814","zane.freeman@ucdenver.edu",{"lat":74,"lon":75},39.73915,-104.9847,[77],{"name":78,"role":70,"phone":71,"email":72},"Slaton Z Freeman, M.A.",[],[],[],{"nct_id":4,"conditions":83,"biomarkers":84},[24],[],{"nct_id":4,"found":86,"summary":87,"prompt_version":96},true,{"design":88,"status":89,"heading":6,"summary":90,"follow_up":91,"word_count":92,"commitments":93,"compensation":94,"drugs_mentioned":95},"This is an observational study aiming to enroll 250 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.","completed","This study is looking at how couples who both smoke can support each other when one partner tries to quit. It focuses on a concept called \"communal coping,\" which means working together as a team to overcome a shared challenge like quitting smoking. Researchers want to understand what kinds of support truly help these couples succeed. You can join if you are over 18, smoke daily (at least 5 cigarettes), are in a committed relationship with another daily smoker who is willing to participate, and one of you is ready to try quitting. The study will measure if the quitting partner stops smoking and the level of carbon monoxide in their lungs daily for two weeks, and then again two weeks later.","Your smoking abstinence will be measured in a follow-up survey two weeks after the initial two-week daily measurements.",122,"You would make a smoking cessation attempt at the start of the study. Your smoking abstinence and carbon monoxide levels will be measured daily for the first two weeks, and then again two weeks later.","Not stated in the trial record.",[],"v2"]