An Early Phase 1 interventional study of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) in Smoking, sponsored by Soul Medicine Institute. Recruiting at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 99 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-27.
Sponsored by Soul Medicine Institute · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment
The National Health Service (NHS) stop smoking service at the Central Lancashire NHS Trust serves a diverse population of smokers, with a very good quit rate and high standards. However, clinical experience predicts that some clients are unlikely to succeed through the NHS smoking cessation program. This special population has difficulty quitting for a variety of reasons. Some relapse over the course of the following two years and return repeatedly to the service. Others, for instance those with health problems, may be highly motivated to quit, but unable to resist their cravings. The purpose of this study is to determine if EFT makes a difference in quit rates with the most challenging population of clients.
1,509 studies on the registry are indexed under Smoking; 193 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 40 is below the median of 115 across 1,164 interventional studies indexed under Smoking.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Behavioral: CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
Emotional Freedom Techniques, a novel but efficacious stress-reduction technique
Behavioral: EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)
EFT is a brief but efficacious stress-reduction intervention. It combines exposure, cognitive structuring, and somatic stimulation.
CBT is a behavioral intervention that seeks to challenge and change negative client cognitions about events and life circumstances.
Quit rate
Time frame: treatment period
Psychological symptoms and physiological symptoms
Symptoms and smoking 3, 6 and 12 months post-intervention
Time frame: Three, 6, and 12 months after intervention
Started Sep 2009 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2027, 219 months after the start.
Of 31 non-industry phase 1 interventional studies under Smoking, half reached primary completion within 40 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 20 and three quarters within 51. This study's planned 219 months is above that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 34 studies reached it within 36 months; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 49.
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