Enhancing Smoking Cessation for African American People Everywhere
Recruiting · NCT07024992 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Houston
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What this trial is about
The present study aims to investigate the efficacy of an mHealth smoking cessation and HIV disease management intervention among a nationally representative sample of African America/Black (hereafter refer to as Black) persons with HIV/AIDS (PWH) who smoke cigarettes. Participants will be randomized into one of three conditions: (1) the intervention, ESCAPE (Enhancing Smoking Cessation for African American People Everywhere) + Nicotine Replacement Medications (NRT), (2) the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) quitSTART app, the standard mobile smoking cessation treatment + NRT, and (3) an assessment-only control group + NRT.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- At least 18 years of age
- Identify as Black/African American
- Living with HIV
- Biochemical verification of self-reported smoking status following minimum study specified smoking rate endorsement
- Motivated to quit smoking
- Must be ready to quit cigarettes within 14 days of full enrollment
- Moderate or higher anxiety sensitivity OR elevated anxiety OR depression
- Must be willing to download a mobile app onto their personal phone
- Must be willing to use NRT
- Possess an Android/Apple smartphone that is compatible with the mobile app
- Demonstrate 7th grade level proficiency in English (≥4 on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form \[REALM-SF\])
- Valid proof of identification (photo of valid US ID)
Exclusion criteria
- Legal situations which may interfere with study participation
- Not being fluent in English
- High blood pressure that is not under control
- Having experienced a heart attack within the past 2 weeks
- Pregnant of planning to become pregnant within the next six months
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States