2020
A Preoperative Contingency Management Intervention for Smoking Abstinence in Cancer Patients: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial
Rojewski AM, Fucito LM, Baker NL, Krishnan-Sarin S, Carpenter MJ, Bernstein SL, Toll BA. A Preoperative Contingency Management Intervention for Smoking Abstinence in Cancer Patients: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2020, 23: 1064-1067. PMID: 33340400, PMCID: PMC8248947, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay of surgeryCancer surgeryAbstinence ratesContingency management interventionCM patientsCM interventionSeven-day point prevalence abstinence ratesCM groupSelf-reported smoking abstinencePoint prevalence abstinence ratesTobacco treatment programEnd of treatmentIncentives contingentMonetary incentives contingentBreath carbon monoxideCO breath testMultisite pilot studyOperable cancerStandard careNicotine patchCancer patientsSmoking abstinenceSurgical proceduresBreath testPatients
2017
Using Sleep Interventions to Engage and Treat Heavy‐Drinking College Students: A Randomized Pilot Study
Fucito LM, DeMartini KS, Hanrahan TH, Yaggi HK, Heffern C, Redeker NS. Using Sleep Interventions to Engage and Treat Heavy‐Drinking College Students: A Randomized Pilot Study. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2017, 41: 798-809. PMID: 28118486, PMCID: PMC5378596, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeavy-drinking college studentsAlcohol-related consequencesCollege studentsSleep interventionsGreater sleep improvementsBehavioral sleep interventionsHeavy drinking college studentsTreatment engagement strategiesHeavy-drinking studentsHigher alcohol consumption levelsSubsequent drinking outcomesWeb-based interventionSleep concernsEffective alcohol interventionsSleep treatmentsDrinking outcomesDrinking weekAlcohol interventionsSleep improvementImproved sleep qualitySleep contentControl conditionAlcohol consumption levelsAlcohol useRecruitment ads
2015
Predictors of Abstinence From Heavy Drinking During Follow-Up in COMBINE.
Gueorguieva R, Wu R, Fucito LM, O'Malley SS. Predictors of Abstinence From Heavy Drinking During Follow-Up in COMBINE. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2015, 76: 935-41. PMID: 26562602, PMCID: PMC4712662, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2015.76.935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismBehavior TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLogistic ModelsMaleTreatment OutcomeConceptsLong-term outcomesBetter long-term outcomesBetter clinical outcomesDrinking outcomesHeavy drinking daysLogistic regression analysisStrongest predictorLogistic regression modelsPredictors of abstinenceFair classification accuracyPatient characteristicsClinical outcomesTerm outcomesCombined PharmacotherapiesClinical trialsBaseline predictorsTreatment outcomesTreatment phaseOptimizing outcomesDrinking daysBetter outcomesAlcohol Dependence (COMBINE) StudyBehavioral interventionsHeavy drinkingAlternative interventions
2014
Predictors of Abstinence from Heavy Drinking During Treatment in COMBINE and External Validation in PREDICT
Gueorguieva R, Wu R, O'Connor PG, Weisner C, Fucito LM, Hoffmann S, Mann K, O'Malley SS. Predictors of Abstinence from Heavy Drinking During Treatment in COMBINE and External Validation in PREDICT. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2014, 38: 2647-2656. PMID: 25346505, PMCID: PMC4397985, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcamprosateAge FactorsAlcohol AbstinenceAlcohol DeterrentsAlcohol DrinkingBehavior TherapyCombined Modality TherapyControlled Clinical Trials as TopicDecision TreesGamma-GlutamyltransferaseGermanyGoalsHumansLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedNaltrexonePredictive Value of TestsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReproducibility of ResultsTaurineTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited States
2012
Cigarette Smoking Predicts Differential Benefit from Naltrexone for Alcohol Dependence
Fucito LM, Park A, Gulliver SB, Mattson ME, Gueorguieva RV, O'Malley SS. Cigarette Smoking Predicts Differential Benefit from Naltrexone for Alcohol Dependence. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 832-838. PMID: 22541040, PMCID: PMC3410039, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smokingAlcohol dependenceBehavioral interventionsAlcohol-dependent smokersCombination of medicationsBaseline demographic differencesPoor treatment outcomesPoor treatment responseDrinking outcomesBetter drinking outcomesSevere alcohol dependenceAlcohol-dependent individualsCigarette intakeAlcohol use outcomesMedical managementPharmacological treatmentTreatment outcomesTreatment responseSmokingSmokersCOMBINE StudyAlcoholism typologyDrinking-related variablesTreatment assignmentNonsmokers