Improving Nicotine Patch Adherence Among Latino HIV-Positive Smokers

RanD

Status: Completed

Conditions: Smoking

Treatments: Behavioral: Cessation counseling with adherence focus; Behavioral: Cessation counseling without adherence focus

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02190643

R21DA035629

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to evaluate a smoking cessation program for Latino HIV-positive smokers focused on improving adherence to using the nicotine skin patch.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years or older
• Latino
• HIV positive
• current, daily smoker
• ready to set quit date in next 30 days
• willing to try the nicotine patch

Exclusion criteria

• suffering from any medical condition which would prevent using the nicotine patch
• currently using other tobacco products or e-cigarettes
• currently receiving counseling or medication to quit or reduce smoking

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Adherence condition

Experimental group

Description:

Brief smoking cessation counseling session (based on 5 A's approach) that includes a module focused on improving adherence to using the nicotine patch, plus 8-week supply of nicotine patches.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cessation counseling with adherence focus

Standard condition

Active Comparator group

Description:

Brief smoking cessation counseling session (based on 5 A's approach) that does not include a module focused on improving nicotine patch adherence, plus 8-week supply of nicotine patches.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cessation counseling without adherence focus