SmokefreeSGM, Piloting a Text-based Smoking Cessation Program for SGM Groups
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to pretest the design of a text-based smoking cessation program tailored to sexual minority individuals.
Condition
- Smoking Cessation
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 18 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Smoke five or more cigarettes per day, has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and smokes everyday - Have an interest in quitting smoking in the next 15 days - Have a cellphone number with an unlimited short messaging service (SMS) plan - Have US mailing and email addresses - Positive cotinine saliva test results
Exclusion Criteria
- Individuals who are found to have a prepaid cell phone - Individuals who are found to have a cellphone number that does not work or is registered to someone else - Pregnant or breastfeeding women - Contraindication for nicotine patch - Regular use of tobacco products other than cigarettes - Current use of tobacco cessation medications - Enrolled in another smoking cessation study - Non-English speakers - Having inadequate equipment/device (webcam, speakers, mic) for participating in telehealth sessions
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- N/A
- Intervention Model
- Single Group Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Other Beta testing group |
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Recruiting Locations
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Houston, Texas 77030
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston