Tobacco treatment incorporating contingency management, nicotine replacement therapy, and behavioral counseling for pregnant women who use substances: a feasibility trial

Melissa A Jackson; Amanda L Brown; Billie Bonevski; Paul Haber; Yvonne Bonomo; Julie Blandthorn; John Attia; Natasha Perry; Daniel Barker; Gillian Gould; Adrian J Dunlop

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Tobacco treatment incorporating contingency management, nicotine replacement therapy, and behavioral counseling for pregnant women who use substances: a feasibility trial

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Tobacco treatment incorporating contingency management, nicotine replacement therapy, and behavioral counseling for pregnant women who use substances: a feasibility trial

Melissa A Jackson, Amanda L Brown, Billie Bonevski, Paul Haber, Yvonne Bonomo, Julie Blandthorn, John Attia, Natasha Perry, Daniel Barker, Gillian Gould, …

Frontiers in psychiatry, Vol.14, 1207955

16/08/2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1207955

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tobacco treatment

smoking cessation

substance use disorders

pregnancy

contingency management

counselling

nicotine replacement therapy

Introduction: Most pregnant women with substance use problems smoke, and few will quit during their pregnancy. Tobacco treatment is often overlooked, with the focus usually placed on other substance use. Additionally, few targeted effective treatments for this group exist. To address this, the feasibility of an intensive tobacco treatment incorporating contingency management (CM) that featured non–face-to-face delivery was examined. Methods: A single-arm pre-post design feasibility trial was conducted in three antenatal services that support women who use substances in metropolitan Australia. Participants were over the age of 15, had <33-week gestation, and smoked tobacco daily. They received financial incentives for daily carbon monoxide-verified smoking abstinence or reduction through an internet-based CM programme, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) posted to women and partners or household members who smoked and telephone-delivered behavioral counseling from study enrolment to birth. Results: Of the 101 referrals, 46 women (46%) consented. The mean (SD) age was 31(±6) years, and the gestation period was 22(±6) weeks. Nineteen (41%) of those enrolled were retained for 12-week postpartum. Of 46 women, 32 (70%) utilized CM; 32 (70%) used NRT for ≥2 weeks; 23 (50%) attended ≥1 counseling session; and 15 (22%) received NRT for partners/household members. Fifteen (33%) were verified abstinent from tobacco at delivery after a median (IQR) period of abstinence of 65(36–128) days. All non-smokers at birth utilized NRT and financial incentives, and 9/15 (60%) utilized counseling. Four (9%) were abstinent at 12-week postpartum. Median cigarettes smoked/day reduced from baseline to delivery (10(6–20) to 1(0-6) p =< 0.001). Women who quit smoking had more education (72% vs. 33% p =< 0.02), completed more CO samples (median (IQR) 101(59–157) vs. 2(0–20) p =< 0.001), and received more incentives (median (IQR) $909($225–$1980) vs. $34($3–$64) p =< 0.001). Intervention acceptability was rated favorably by participants (9 items rated 0–10 with scores >5 considered favorable). Discussion: This study demonstrated the feasibility and acceptability of a consumer-informed, non–face-to-face intensive tobacco treatment, highlighting the potential of remotely delivered technology-based CM to reduce the health impact of tobacco smoking in high-priority populations. The intervention demonstrates scale-up potential. Future studies should extend treatment into the postpartum period, utilizing new technologies to enhance CM delivery and improve counseling provision and partner support. Clinical trial registration: https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=374196, ACTRN1261800056224.

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Title: Tobacco treatment incorporating contingency management, nicotine replacement therapy, and behavioral counseling for pregnant women who use substances: a feasibility trial
Creators: Melissa A Jackson - University of Newcastle
Amanda L Brown - University of Newcastle
Billie Bonevski - Flinders University
Paul Haber - University of Sydney
Yvonne Bonomo - Royal Women's Hospital
Julie Blandthorn - Royal Women's Hospital
John Attia - Hunter Medical Research Institute
Natasha Perry - Hunter New England Local Health District
Daniel Barker - Hunter Medical Research Institute
Gillian Gould - Southern Cross University
Adrian J Dunlop - University of Newcastle
Publication Details: Frontiers in psychiatry, Vol.14, 1207955
Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation
Grant note: This study was supported by a New South Wales Health Translational Research Grant Scheme grant (Reference number 283).
Identifiers: 991013137613402368
Copyright: Copyright © 2023 Jackson, Brown, Baker, Bonevski, Haber, Bonomo, Blandthorn, Attia, Perry, Barker, Gould and Dunlop. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Academic Unit: Faculty of Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Tobacco treatment incorporating contingency management, nicotine replacement therapy, and behavioral counseling for pregnant women who use substances: a feasibility trial

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