TinCat LGBTQ+ Smoking Cessation Via Asynchronous Telehealth

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Tobacco Use Cessation; Tobacco Use Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: TinCat; Behavioral: Quit.gov program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05499364

STUDY00003092

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a novel telehealth-based intervention to reduce tobacco use among LGBTQ+ people.

Full description

After being informed about potential risks and screened into the study, patients will be randomized into the treatment or control group. Control group participants will complete 7 sessions based on quit.gov smoking cessation planning. Intervention participants will complete 7 sessions of individualized asynchronous telehealth sessions.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 and over
• Live in Greater Austin
• Identify as LGBTQ+
• Current smokers
• High speed internet access

Exclusion criteria

• Exceed screener cutoff for suicide risk
• Exceed screener cutoff for borderline personality disorder
• Report current active substance use other than tobacco that interferes with functioning

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Quit.gov program

Active Comparator group

Description:

Generic intervention based on quit.gov sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Quit.gov program

TinCat

Experimental group

Description:

Individualized asynchronous telehealth including LGBTQ+ affirming components.

Treatment:

Behavioral: TinCat