Ethnic Microaggressions and Smoking Behaviors Among Latinx Adults

University of Houston

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Discrimination, Racial; Smoking

Treatments: Behavioral: Microaggression Recall and Relapse Analogue Task

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05490927

STUDY00003689

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine whether microaggressions relate to multimodal facets of smoking behavior, subjective withdrawal, and urge/craving. Additionally, the second aim is to examine whether smoking deprivation moderates the relation between microaggressions and multiple facets of smoking behavior, subjective withdrawal, and urge/craving.

Full description

This proposal will employ a novel multi-modal approach to evaluate the role of microaggressions in relation to smoking lapse and topography among a sample of Latinx smokers. Adult Latinx daily smokers will attend two counterbalanced experimental sessions - (1) smoking deprivation (16 hours of smoking abstinence) and (2) smoking as usual - during which microaggressions during the relapse analog task will be assessed.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being 18 years of age or older
• Current regular (daily) cigarette smoking for >= 1 year
• Current smoking >= 5 cig/day and biochemically confirmed via carbon monoxide (CO) analysis
• Being self-identified as Hispanic or Latino
• Able to provide written, informed consent
• Endorsement of at least one microaggression experience over the past 6-months

Exclusion criteria

• Endorsement of current psychotic symptoms
• Active suicidality
• Currently pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Smoking Deprivation

Experimental group

Description:

16 hours of smoking abstinence prior to experimental visit.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Microaggression Recall and Relapse Analogue Task

Smoking as Usual

Experimental group

Description:

Smoking as usual prior to experimental visit.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Microaggression Recall and Relapse Analogue Task