Mobile Smoking Treatment for Hispanic Individuals Who Smoke

University of Houston

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Treatments

Behavioral: Impacto (Mobile App)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06586034

STUDY00004990

Details and patient eligibility

About

The specific aims of the project are to develop and test a mobile application for smoking cessation for Hispanic individuals who smoke called Impacto.

Full description

A total of 56 Hispanic individuals who smoke will be recruited for this project. Six (6) participants will complete usability/functionality testing of Impacto 2.0 in the English language for both iOS and Android. Following usability/functionality testing, a field test with 50 adult Hispanic individuals who smoke (50% English-speaking and 50% Spanish-speaking) will be recruited nationally and will receive Impacto 2.0 (50% Android and iOS platforms).

Enrollment

56 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. being Hispanic, 2) at least 18 years of age, 2) currently smoking (i.e., at least 5 cigarettes/day) biochemically verified by a CO > 7, 3), meeting criteria for high AS (cut-off score of 5 on the Short Scale Anxiety Sensitivity Index), 4) motivation to quit > 5 on a 10 pt. scale, 5) able to provide informed consent, 6) has daily access to their own iPhone or Android smartphone, and 7) is a fluent English or Spanish speaker.

Exclusion criteria

1. current participation in substance abuse treatment, 2) in psychotherapy for anxiety or depression, 3) concurrent use of medication for anxiety or depression, 4) active suicidality (ideation, intent, and/or plan), or 5) current psychosis.