Improving Nicotine Patch Adherence Among Latino HIV-Positive Smokers

N/ACompletedNCT02190643

RAND40 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Smoking

Interventions

Cessation counseling with adherence focusBEHAVIORAL

Cessation counseling without adherence focusBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Bienestar Human Services Inc

Los Angeles, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Continuous abstinence

No smoking from the target quit date through the 3-month follow-up

Time frame: 3 months post-quit date

biochemically-verified 7-day point prevalence abstinence

No smoking in the 7 prior days

Time frame: 3 months post-quit date

Secondary Outcomes

Nicotine patch adherence

Time frame: 3 months post-quit date

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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