The 2-year research plan will test the Extended Put It Out Project (POP-6) in a pilot randomized trial (N=168) compared to TSP-6, as well as comparing POP-6 and TSP-6 to the POP-3 and TSP-3 interventions from a previously-conducted trial. Participants will be young adults who smoke, identify as sexual or gender minorities (SGM), and use Facebook. Primary outcome will be biochemically verified 7-day abstinence from smoking at 3 and 6 months. Secondary outcomes will be a quit attempt (y/n), stage of change, and thoughts about tobacco abstinence at 3 and 6 months.
Participants will be randomized to one of two conditions: (1) a 6-month Facebook-delivered intervention addressing tobacco use, tailored to SGM young adults; or (2) a 6-month Facebook intervention targeting tobacco use. Both interventions will include 180 days of Facebook-based messages and activities tailored to participants' readiness to quit smoking. Assessments will occur at baseline, 3, and 6 months follow-up. Assessments will include measures on smoking, thoughts about abstinence, and SGM identity experiences. All participants who report no past 7-day smoking will be asked to give biochemical verification of smoking status with saliva nicotine test kits that will be mailed to participants.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
173
90 days of Facebook messaging, weekly live sessions targeting tobacco use and tailored to SGM young adults Drug: nicotine patch 14-day supply of nicotine patch
90 days of Facebook messaging, weekly live sessions targeting tobacco use Drug: nicotine patch 14-day supply of nicotine patch
University of California San Francisco Department of Psychiatry
San Francisco, California, United States
7-day point prevalence abstinence at 3 months
Reports of no smoking in the 7 days prior to the 3 month assessment. Biochemical verification of abstinence will also be recorded.
Time frame: 3 months post baseline
7-day point prevalence abstinence at 6 months
Reports of no smoking in the 7 days prior to the 6 month assessment. Biochemical verification of abstinence will also be recorded.
Time frame: 6 months post baseline
Reduction in cigarettes smoked by at least 50%
Reduction will be assessed at 3 and 6 month follow-ups
Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline
Tobacco use quit attempts
A Smoking Questionnaire will assess the presence and number of 24 hr quit attempts since the last assessment, used to calculate presence of at least one quit attempt (y/n) in the assessment time period. This questionnaire has good internal consistency and construct validity, and is routinely used in smoking treatment research.
Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline
Readiness to quit tobacco
Proportion of participants ready to quit smoking in the next month assessed at 3 and 6 months.
Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline
Thoughts About Tobacco Abstinence
The 4-item Thoughts About Abstinence Form, will measure thoughts about abstinence (desire to quit, abstinence self-efficacy, and perceived difficulty of quitting) on a scale from 1 ("least") to 10("most"), and abstinence goal as no goal, intermediary goal (e.g., reduced smoking), or total abstinence.
Time frame: 3 and 6 months post baseline
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