2024
Smartband-based smoking detection and real-time brief mindfulness intervention: findings from a feasibility clinical trial
Horvath M, Pittman B, O’Malley S, Grutman A, Khan N, Gueorguieva R, Brewer J, Garrison K. Smartband-based smoking detection and real-time brief mindfulness intervention: findings from a feasibility clinical trial. Annals Of Medicine 2024, 56: 2352803. PMID: 38823419, PMCID: PMC11146247, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2352803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief mindfulness interventionsMindfulness exercisesTreatment startersMindfulness interventionSmoking interventionsOnline mindfulness trainingWhite non-HispanicMindfulness trainingTreatment fidelityFeasibility measuresHelpfulness ratingsNon-HispanicDaily smokersPredicting smokingReduce smokingExerciseSmokingCigarette smokingInterventionLow completenessAdherenceParticipantsSmartbandAcceptanceMindfulness
2023
Randomized Trial of Mindfulness- and Reappraisal-Based Regulation of Craving Training Among Daily Cigarette Smokers
Roos C, Harp N, Vafaie N, Gueorguieva R, Frankforter T, Carroll K, Kober H. Randomized Trial of Mindfulness- and Reappraisal-Based Regulation of Craving Training Among Daily Cigarette Smokers. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2023, 37: 829-840. PMID: 37535555, PMCID: PMC10834831, DOI: 10.1037/adb0000940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCue-induced cravingDaily cigarette smokersGreater reductionSmoking-related imagesRandomized trialsCigarette smokersDaily smokersQuit ratesSmokingLarge effect sizesIntervention phaseIntervention controlCravingSmokersComputerized interventionSignificant increaseCBTEffect sizeEntire studyInterventionControlPostinterventionROCRegulationTrialsThreshold for the Pleasurable Effects of Nicotine Are Lower Than Its Reinforcing Effects During Self-Administration
MacLean RR, Eid T, Parida S, Gueorguieva R, DeVito EE, Sofuoglu M. Threshold for the Pleasurable Effects of Nicotine Are Lower Than Its Reinforcing Effects During Self-Administration. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2023, 31: 37-45. PMID: 35254839, PMCID: PMC9448824, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine metabolite ratioDose of nicotineNicotine reinforcementSubjective effectsDiscriminative stimulus effectsHeart rate increaseDoses of nicotineSelf-administration procedureSubjective positive effectsDaily smokersBaseline cravingIntravenous nicotineOvernight abstinenceCigarette cravingDrug effectsMetabolite ratiosStimulus effectsSecondary analysisPlaceboSelf-AdministrationNicotine choiceTobacco productsNicotinePleasurable effectsYoung adults
2021
Smartband-Based Automatic Smoking Detection and Real-time Mindfulness Intervention: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial
Horvath M, Grutman A, O'Malley SS, Gueorguieva R, Khan N, Brewer JA, Garrison KA. Smartband-Based Automatic Smoking Detection and Real-time Mindfulness Intervention: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2021, 10: e32521. PMID: 34783663, PMCID: PMC8663689, DOI: 10.2196/32521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrief mindfulness interventionMindfulness interventionSmoking eventsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERBrief mindfulness exerciseQuit dateSmartphone appMindfulness exercisesTreatment fidelitySmoking cessationDaily smokersUnique potential advantagesAvailable smartphone appsThree-step interventionCessation interventionsEnd of treatmentFeasibility measuresParticipantsFeasibility trialInterventionSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeSmoking detectionPreventable deathsPilot trial